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Seasons
Earth's tilt
Vocabulary
Solstice/Equinox
Various
100
What season is March-May and has warm and rainy weather?
Spring
100

What causes the seasons?

The earth's tilt

100
What is the imaginary line that is horizontal around the Earth

Equator

100
When is the winter solstice? What is the winter solstice?
December 21st. The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year when the earth is tilted farthest away from the sun.
100
If it is summer here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Winter
200
What season is June-August and is very hot?
Summer
200

How is the earth tilted when it is winter here?

Away from the sun

200
What is the northern hemisphere? What hemisphere do we live in?
The top half of the earth. The northern hemisphere
200
When is the summer solstice? What is the summer solstice?
The summer solstice is on June 21st. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year when the earth is tilted most toward the sun.
200
If it is Winter here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Summer
300
What season is September-November and is cool?
Fall
300
How is the earth tilted when it is summer?
Toward the sun
300
What is the southern hemisphere?
The bottom half of the earth
300
What is the fall equinox?
The fall equinox is when there are 12 hours of day and night. It starts to get colder as the earth begins to tilt away from the sun
300
If it is spring here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
fall
400
What season is December-February and is very cold?
Winter
400

How is the earth tilted when it is spring?

Not toward or away from the sun, parallel

400

What takes 365.25 days?

Orbit or revolution around the Sun

400
What is the spring equinox
The spring equinox is when there are 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night. The weather starts to warm up at the earth's tilt beings to face the sun.
400
If it is fall here what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
spring
500
Name the seasons in order starting with winter.
Winter, spring, summer, fall
500

How is the earth tilted when it is fall?

not towards or away from the sun, parallel

500

What takes 24 hours

Rotation of Earth on its own axis

500
Are the days shorter on the June solstice or the December Solstice? Why?
The December solstice, because the earth is tilted away from the sun.
500

Why do we have leap year?

To balance the calendar and account for the .25 days per year over the 365