Seasons Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Rotate, Rotation | To spin on an axis or the spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur. |
| Axis | The imaginary line through the Earth that extends from the north pole to the south. |
| Tilt | The slant of Earth’s axis, which is 23.5 degrees from vertical compared to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun. |
| Revolve, Revolution | Move in an elliptical path around a center. |
| Orbital Path | The gravitational-curved path of an object around a point in space. |
| Seasons | The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature due to the varied amounts of sunlight. |
| Hemisphere | Earth and the celestial sphere can be divided into northern and southern or eastern and western hemispheres. (Half of a sphere.) |
| Direct, and Indirect | Direct- the shortest possible way without intermediates. Indirect- ways other than the shortest way possibly involving intermediates. |
| Summer | Sun's rays hit the Earth at a more direct angle |
| Winter | Sun's rays hit the Earth at an extreme angle, and the days are very short |
| Equator | imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from North Pole and South Pole |
| Sun | Medium Star that Planets including Earth orbits around. |
| Southern Hemisphere | South of Earth where summer first starts. |
| Northern Hemisphere | North of Earth where winter first starts. |
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