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Vocabulary
Seasons
Miscallaneous
100
The day with the shortest day of the year (December 21)
What is winter solstice?
100
23 1/2 degrees
What angle is Earth's axis tilted on?
100
Some parts of the Earth receive ALL daylight or ALL darkness for over 24 hours. True or False?
True
200
The day with the longest day of the year (June 21st)
What is the summer solstice?
200
The imaginary line that extends from the North Pole to the South Pole
What is an axis?
200
The time of the year AND the location of that place
What does the hours of daylight at any place depend upon?
300
when the Earth is in its closest position to the sun
What is perihelion?
300
Earth is closest to the sun in this season
What is our winter?
300
How much of the Earth is in daylight at any point during the day?
50%
400
The spinning of the Earth on it's axis
What is rotation?
400
The tilt of the Earth, the amount of direct sunlight an area gets, and the revolution of the Earth around the sun
Why do we have seasons?
500
The movement of the Earth around the sun
What is revolution?