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EARTH AND THE SEASONS
ECLIPSES
CALENDAR MARKERS
WHAT'S IT LIKE WHERE YOU LIVE
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This is the imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the two poles.
What is equator
100
What is an eclipse?
What is a period of time where a celestial body is blocked by another celestial body.
100
This is the tool that helps us keep track of days and months.
What is a calendar.
100
What is the climate like in Kenya, Africa? (along the equator)
What is very warm/hot. You wouldn't have 4 seasons with different temperatures. You would have direct sunlight all year long.
200
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is winter
200
This is when the Earth blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon.
What is a lunar eclipse
200
A Chinese calendar has how many months? what o they add to some years to keep the calendar in line with the Earth's revolution?
What is 12 months. Sometimes a 13 months is added.
200
Why is the North Pole cold?
What is the Sun's rays don't strike it directly.
300
This is the imaginary line that runs through Earth's North and South poles.
What is axis?
300
This is when the moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth.
What is solar eclipse.
300
What event do we have every fourth year to make the calendar accurate?
What is leap year with 366 days.
300
How much sunlight does Alaska receive during the summer? How much during the winter?
What is 24 hours of sunlight during the summer. Almost no sunlight during the winter.
400
This causes seasons to occur on Earth
What is the tilt of the Earth?
400
This occurs when the moon moves into the Earth's shadow.
What is lunar eclipse
400
Suppose Earth took 365 1/16, rather than 365 1/4 days to revolve around the Sun. How ofter would there be a leap year?
What is every 16 years.
400
What is the climate like in Alaska? Why is it like this?
What is very cold. It never gets direct sunlight because it it near the North Pole.