NUMBERS
What time unit is 24 hours long?
day
What is it when Houston is facing away from the sun?
night
What are the seasons for Texas in order starting with January?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
What is half of the earth called?
hemisphere
What is an object spinning on it axis called?
rotation
What time unit is 365 1/4 days?
year
What is the shortest day of the year?
winter solstice
If it is fall in the Southern hemisphere, then what season is it in the Northern hemisphere?
Spring
Which hemisphere do you live in?
northern
What is an object orbiting another object called?
revolution
What is 23.5 degrees represent about the Earth?
tilt
What is the first day of Fall?
autumnal equinox
What season comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere?
Fall
Which hemisphere is Australia in?
southern
What is the imaginary line that runs through the Earth called?
axis
How many seasons are there?
4
What is the longest day of the year?
summer solstice
What season comes after spring in the Northern hemisphere?
Summer
Which hemisphere is Mexico in?
northern
What is the path an object revolves around another object called?
orbit
How many hours of night on an equinox?
12
What is the first day of spring called?
vernal equinox
If it is summer in the Southern hemisphere, then what season would it be in the Northern hemisphere?
Winter
Which hemisphere is Antartica in?
southern
What is it called when day and night are equal in length?
equinox