Vocabulary
Earth's Orbit
TimeZones
Miscellaneous
Earth's Seasons
100
The star at the center of our solar system is?
the sun
100
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation
100
Which earth represents summer in the Northern Hemisphere?
left
100
When the Northern Hemisphere has spring, what is the season in the Southern Hemisphere?
fall
100
Name the 4 seasons we have on Earth
Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring
200
The earth __________, or spins on its axis every 24 hours.
rotates
200
Why do we have seasons?
Because of Earth's tilt
200
Which earth represents winter in the Northern Hemisphere?
right
200
What is the degree of tilt of the Earth's axis?
23.5 degrees
200
What season is it in the Northern Hemisphere when the Southern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun?
winter
300
An imaginary line that passes through the North and South Poles.
Earth's axis
300
How many days does it take Earth to orbit the sun
365 days
300
Which earth represents spring?
top / back
300
Where on the Earth is it the warmest all year round?
the tropics
300
What day of the year has the least amount of daylight hours in the northern hemisphere?
Dec 21st
400
The path the Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is called its ____________.
orbit
400
What do we call it when the Earth makes one full revolution around the sun?
one year
400
What earth represents the fall?
bottom / front
400
In the summer, are there more hours of daylight or darkness in the northern hemisphere?
What is daylight
400
When the number of hours of daylight and darkness are about equal, we call these days the ___________?
equinoxes
500
Name the imaginary line that goes all the way around Earth halfway between the North and South poles
equator
500
When Earth spins one time around on it's axis, what does that represent?
What is one day
500
What does the shading represent in the images for this column?
nighttime
500
In what direction does the sun appear to rise?
East
500
What are the dates of the spring and fall equinoxes?
Mar 21st and Sept 21st