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VOCABULARY
EARTH MOTION
TIME
SEASONS
MISCELLANEOUS
100
SPINNING OF EARTH OR AN OBJECT ON ITS AXIS
What is ROTATION?
100
SPINNING
What is ROTATION?
100
June 21
When is Summer Solstice (the longest day of the year)?
100
EARTH IS TILTED TOWARDS THE SUN.
What is SUMMER?
100
T/F THE EARTH'S AXIS TILT CHANGES DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
What is FALSE?
200
MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT.
What is REVOLUTION?
200
AROUND
What is REVOLUTION?
200
December 21
When is Winter Solstice (the shortest day of the year)?
200
EQUAL NUMBER OF DAYLIGHT AND NIGHTTIME HOURS.
What is SPRING OR FALL?
200
GROUP OF CONSTELLATIONS THAT THE SUN PASSES THROUGH THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
What is ZODIAC?
300
PATH OF THE SUN AS EARTH ORBITS THE SUN
What is ECLIPTIC?
300
DIRECTION OBJECTS IN THE SKY APPEAR TO RISE.
What is EAST?
300
March 21
When is Vernal Equinox (12 hours of day; 12 hours of night)?
300
SEASON WHERE THE EARTH'S AXIS IS TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN.
What is WINTER?
300
SEASON IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE WHEN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE IS TILTED TOWARDS THE SUN.
What is WINTER?
400
OCCURS TWICE A YEAR, WHEN EARTH'S ROTATIONAL AXIS IS THE MOST TOWARD OR AWAY FROM THE SUN.
What is SOLSTICE?
400
West
What is the direction stars (the sun) appear to set?
400
Equal
What word does equinox come from?
400
SOLSTICE'S OCCUR
What is WINTER OR SUMMER?
400
NUMBER OF TIME ZONES.
What is 24?
500
OCCURS TWICE A YEAR, WHEN WHEN THE EARTH'S AXIS IS PERPENDICULAR TO THE SUN'S RADIATION.
What is EQUINOX?
500
NUMBER OF DEGREES THE EARTH ROTATES IN ONE HOUR.
What is 15 DEGREES?
500
September 21
When is the Fall Equinox (12 hours of day; 12 hours of night)?
500
SEASON WHERE WE ARE THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM THE SUN.
What is SUMMER?
500
MATHEMATICAL SHAPE OF EARTH'S ORBIT.
What ELLIPSE OR ELLIPTICAL....OVAL DOES NOT COUNT!