Length of a Day
This term describes the spinning of a body on its axis.
What is rotation?
What is the term for the motion of Earth traveling around the sun?
What is revolution?
At what degree is Earth’s axis tilted?
What is 23.5 degrees?
What two factors play a role in Earth’s changing seasons?
What are the tilt of Earth’s axis and Earth’s spherical shape?
What happens during an equinox?
What is sunlight shines equally on the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
How long does it take for Earth to complete one full rotation?
What is 24 hours?
How many days does it take for Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun?
What is 365 ¼ days?
Which star does Earth’s axis always point toward?
What is the North Star?
What is the term for the pattern of temperature and weather trends that characterize each season?
What is seasonal change?
What is the December Solstice?
What is when the North Pole leans away from the sun and is in complete darkness?
What is the term for the half of Earth that is facing the sun?
What is daytime?
How many months is a year divided into?
What is 12 months?
When the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, what happens to the Northern Hemisphere?
What has longer periods of daylight?
Near the equator, how do temperatures change throughout the year?
What are they remain almost the same year-round?
What occurs during the March Equinox?
What is half of each hemisphere is lit, and the sunlight is centered on the equator?
What is the term for the half of Earth that is in darkness?
What is nighttime?
In which month is Earth closest to the sun?
What is January?
What happens to the Southern Hemisphere when the South Pole is tilted toward the sun?
What has longer periods of daylight?
What significant temperature changes occur near the poles?
What are large changes in temperatures from winter to summer?
During the June Solstice, what happens to the North and South Poles?
What is the North Pole is in complete sunlight and the South Pole is in complete darkness?