Earth's movements
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| summer solstice | 1st day of summer, longest day of the year
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| winter solstice | 1st day of winter, shortest day of the year
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| vernal equinox | 1st day of spring, earth receives 12 hours of day and night
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| autumnal equinox | 1st day of fall, earth receives 12 hours of day and night
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| What is earth's rotation? | earth spinning on its axis
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| How long does earth's rotation take? | It takes 23 hrs and 56 min or one day
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| What does earth's rotation cause? | It causes day and night
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| What is the earth's axis? | an imaginary line that runs from the north to south pole
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| What is earth's revoultion? | earth's orbit around the sun
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| How long does earth's revolution take? | It takes 365 and 1/4 day or one year.
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| What does earth's revolution cause? | It causes the change in the seasons
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| When does the summer solstice occur? | about June 21
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| When does the winter solstice occur? | about Decemeber 21
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| When does the vernal equniox occur? | about March 21
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| When does the autumnal equinox occur? | about September 21
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