Seasons

Front

What is the imaginary line that divides Earth into two halves?

Back

Equator

Front

What is true about winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

The Sun is low in the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is the imaginary line that runs through the poles of a planet?

Back

Axis

Front

What is the path an object takes as it revolves around another object?

Back

Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What is marked by equal days and nights - 12 hours each?

Back

Equinox

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is the term for the tilt of the Earth's axis?

Back

Axial tilt.

Front

What are the two solstices called?

Back

Summer solstice and winter solstice.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is the season when days are longest in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

Summer.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What is the season when days are shortest in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

Winter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Front

What phenomenon occurs when day and night are of equal length?

Back

Equinox.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1