Seasons
What season is between March and May? Hint: It has warm and rainy weather?
What is Spring!
What causes the seasons?
What is the Earths tilt!
What is the equator?
What is an imaginary line that is around the half point of the Earth!
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, what kind of light does it receive?
What is 365 days!
What season is between June and August? Hint: it is very hot.
What is Summer!
How is the Earth tilted when it is Winter?
What is tilted away from the sun!
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
What is the top half of the Earth!
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, what kind of light does it receive?
What is indirect sunlight!
If it is Spring in the northern hemisphere what is it in the southern hemisphere?
What is Fall!
What season is between September and November? Hint:It is cool.
What is Fall!
How is the Earth tilted during the summer?
What is tilted towards the sun!
What is the Earths orbit?
What is the path the Earth follows around the sun!
How long does each season last?
What is 3 months!
If it is winter in the northern hemisphere what is it in the southern hemisphere?
What is Summer!
What season is between December and February? Hint:It is very cold
What is Winter!
What angle is the axis tilt of the Earth?
What is 23.5 degrees!
What causes an equinox and what causes a solstice?
An equinox occurs when the earth’s tilt aligns the equator perpendicularly to the sun.
A solstice occurs when the earth’s tilt, as it moves through its yearlong orbit, either points farthest from the sun (winter) or closest to the sun (summer).
Summer and Winter are not affected by changes in the Earths distance form the sun.
True of False?
What is True!
What is the difference between revolution and rotation?
Rotation is when an objects spinning motion aroudn its axis
Revolution is the objects orbital motion around another object
Name the seasons in order starting with winter. Extra credit if you name when they start and when they end.
What is Winter, Spring,Summer, and Fall. Winter: December 1- February 28, Spring:March 1-May 31, Summer:June 1-August 31, Fall:September 1- November 30.
What is the Polaris and why is it significant to the Earth and to navigation?
What is the Earth's tilt always maintains the placement of Polaris(North Star), which is why it is so useful in navigation. If you can find Polaris you'll always know which way is North.
What is the difference between the word equinox and solstice?
Equinox is when a day has equal day and night time.
Solstice is the longest night of the year(Winter) and the longest day of the year(Summer)
The hemisphere that is tilted toward the sun will have ____________ days
What is longer!
Why do we have the seasons?
Varying answers!