Seasons/Shadows/Moon Vocabulary

Front

a dark area created because light cannot pass through

Back

shadow

Front

Caused by the tilt of the Earth and its orbit around the sun

Back

seasons

Front

Caused by rotation of the Earth

Back

day and night

Front

The Earth is split into the Northern and Southern...

Back

Hemisphere

Front

The imaginary line running through the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole

Back

axis

Front

The sun rises in the...

Back

East

Front

The sun sets in the...

Back

West

Front

The Earth spins around once every day (24 hours). This is...

Back

Rotation

Front

The Earth moves in a circular path around the sun once per year (365 days). This is...

Back

Revolving/Orbiting