seasons

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What do June 21 and December 21 have in common?

• equinox dates
• the moon is full
• solstice dates
• the cold fronts blow in

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

What does axis mean?

• An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
• EARTH
• 50
• the sun.

What happens to our shadow when the sun is low in the sky?

• It gets shorter

• It gets longer

• It is not visible if it is sunny

Your shadow is the shortest at...

• sunrise
• sunset
• noon
• nighttime

Takes about 24 hours to complete one

• rotation
• revolution

This motion is in the counterclockwise direction and moves west to east.

• rotation

• revolution

The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun

• rotation
• revolution

Completed in one year

• rotation
• revolution