Seasons/Shadows/Moon Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for the Earth spinning around once every day (24 hours)?

Back

Rotation

Front

What do we call a dark area created because light cannot pass through?

Back

Shadow

Front

What phenomenon is caused by the tilt of the Earth and its orbit around the sun?

Back

Seasons

Front

What is the term for the Earth moving in a circular path around the sun once per year (365 days)?

Back

Revolving/Orbiting

Front

What is the imaginary line running through the Earth from the north pole to the south pole called?

Back

Axis

Front

What do we call the position of the Earth in relation to the sun that causes different seasons?

Back

Tilt of the Earth

Front

What is the term for the path that the Earth takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation?

Back

24 hours

Front

What is the effect of the Earth's rotation on our daily experience of time?

Back

Day and Night

Front

What is the term for the change in the appearance of the moon as it orbits the Earth?

Back

Moon Phases