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Seasons
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| revolution | when one object travels all the way around another object in a circular path |
| Rotation | an object spins around its own axis |
| axis | an imaginary line that an object spins around |
| Tilt | Earth’s axis is tilted at about 23.5°, and is one of the main reasons we have seasons. |
| equinox | happens twice a year when day and night are almost the same length everywhere on Earth; this happens because neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the Sun. |
| solstice | happens twice a year when Earth’s tilt causes either the longest day of the year or the shortest day of the year; happen because one hemisphere is tilted most toward or most away from the Sun. |