Seasons
Earth's tilt
Vocabulary
Solstice/Equinox
Various
100
Name the seasons in order starting with winter.
Winter, Spring, Summer Fall
100
What causes the seasons?
The earth's tilt
100
A spinning motion
Rotation
100
Which solstice has the shortest day of the year?
Winter Solstice
100
The sun appears to move across the sky because of?
Earth's Rotation
200
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing based on this image?
Winter
200
How is the earth tilted during winter?
Away from the sun
200
One object orbiting around another object
Revolution
200
Which solstice has the longest day of the year?
Summer Solstice
200
How long does it take earth to orbit the sun?
365.25 days or 1 year
300
During which season do we experience the longest day?
Summer
300
How is the earth tilted during summer?
Toward the sun
300
These occur when earth's axis is tilted toward or away from the sun
Solstices
300
Equinoxes have (more, less, equal) amounts of daytime and nighttime.
Equal
300
How long does it take earth to rotate on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
400
What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing in position A?
Winter
400
At what degree is earth tilted on its axis?
23.5
400
These occur when earth's axis is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
Equinoxes
400
What are the dates of the solstices?
June 21 and December 21
400
Earth travels in what direction around the sun?
Counterclockwise
500
What season is the northern hemisphere experiencing in position D?
Spring
500
Earth's axis is tilted in the same direction all the time. (True or False)
True
500
The imaginary line around which earth spins.
Axis
500
What are the dates of the equinoxes?
March 21 and September 21
500
The two main reasons earth experiences seasons are...
1. The tilt of the earth
2. Earth's revolution around the sun