Bill Nye Seasons Review

What are hemispheres? 

• the two halves of the Earth
• an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
• the act of spinning around an axis
• a planet's orbit around the Sun

What is rotation?

• the two halves of the Earth
• an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
• the act of spinning around an axis
• a planet's orbit around the Sun

What is an axis?

• the two halves of the Earth
• an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
• the act of spinning around an axis
• a planet's orbit around the Sun

What is a revolution?

• the two halves of the Earth
• an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
• the act of spinning around an axis
• a planet's orbit around the Sun

What TWO things cause season?

• Earth's orbit around the Sun

• the Moon's rotation

• the Sun spinning around the Earth

• the Earth is tilted

When Earth is tilted towards the Sun, which season would the top half of Earth be experiencing?

• summer

• winter

When Earth is tilted away from the Sun, which season would the top half of Earth be experiencing?

• summer

• winter

How many seasons do we experience on Earth?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How long does it take for Earth to revolve (or orbit) around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 1 month

• 1 year (365 days)