Vocabulary
To spin
When it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, it is ______ in the Northern Hemisphere.
summer
The type of solstice when it's day time all the time in the North Pole
Summer solstice, June 21
list the seasons of Earth in order
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
What's a revolution?
To go in an orbit of something
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, it is ______ in the Northern Hemisphere.
Winter
Day of the year when it is dark for a whole day in the North Pole
Winter Solstice, December 21
True/False:
JUST Rotation creates seasons
False
an imaginary line across the middle of the Earth
Equator
When the Northern half of the Earth is tilted towards the sun, it is _____ in the Northern hemisphere.
Summer
Which month does the spring equinox happen? What is an equinox?
March
EQUAL amounts of time during day and night (12 hrs)
Seasons caused when neither of the Earth is directly pointed towards Sun
The imaginary line and space that the earth rests on, and gets its tilt from
axis
Winter
Why is it warmer in the Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, in terms of sunlight?
The Earth is facing the sun and the rays are directly hitting the Northern Hemisphere
What causes Earth's seasons?
Earth's tilt on its axis and orbit around the sun
The Northern _____ and the Southern _____. Each half of the Earth.
Hemisphere
Earth's seasons are caused by ______ and _____
Earth's tilt and orbit around the sun
Why is it cooler in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere
The Northern hemisphere is facing away from the sun and the rays are indirectly reaching the Northern Hemisphere
What degree is Earth tilted?
23.5 degrees