Science Chapter Three, Lesson 1 - Study Notes

Front

All planets ______, or rotate on an axis.

Back

spin

Front

An ______ is an imaginary line that runs through the earth from north to south poles.

Back

axis

Front

An orbit is a path that a planet follows as it revolves around the sun.

Back

True

Front

The farther away from the sun, the longer the ______.

Back

orbit

Front

The longer the orbit, the longer it takes to revolve around the sun one time.

Back

True

Front

The earth orbits, or revolves around the sun one time every ______ days, or one year.

Back

365 1/4

Front

Each planet has a different "year", which can be figured out by dividing the amount of days in its orbit by ______.

Back

365

Front

The seasons are caused by the ______ of the earth.

Back

tilt

Front

An equinox is when the days and nights are equal length (spring and fall).

Back

True

Front

A ______ is when the amount of day or night is the longest it will be.

Back

solstice