Seasons-Ms. Meyer Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Axis | Imaginary line that passes through center of Earth. |
Rotation | A body spinning on its axis. |
Revolution | The movement of a body around another body (Earth around the Sun). |
Orbit | The Earth's path as it travels around the Sun. |
Solstice | June 21st is summer solstice, the longest day of year, December 21st is winter solstice, the shortest day of year. |
Equinox | Equal amounts of day and night. |
Vernal (Spring) Equinox | March 21st |
Autumnal (Fall) Equinox | Sept. 21st |
23.5 degrees | The tilt of Earth on axis. |
23.9 hours | Amount of time it takes Earth to rotate around once on its axis. |
Daytime | When your point on Earth is facing the Sun. |
Nighttime | When your point on Earth is facing away from the Sun. |
365 and 1/4 days | The amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. |
Seasons are a result of... | Earth's tilt on its axis and its orbit around Sun. |
Summer | When your hemisphere tilts towards the Sun. |
Winter | When your hemisphere tilts towards the Sun. |
Shortest day of year. | Winter Solstice-Dec. 21st. First day of winter. |
Longest day of year. | Summer Solstice-June 21st. First day of summer. |
Aphelion | A body's closest point to another. Winter in the northern hemisphere |
Perihelion | A body's farthest point from another. Summer in the northern henisphere |
Wintertime | The Sun's path is lower in the sky. |
Summertime | The Sun's path is higher in the . |
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