Earth Sun and Moon

Earth ______ on its axis

• Rotates

• Revolves

One rotation is _______

• 24 hours

• 1 year

Earth _______ around the sun

• Revolves

• Rotates

One revolution is

• 24 hours

• 1 year

Earth has ______ because its axis is tilted at 23 degrees

• Tides

• Seasons

Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

• Summer

• Winter

Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

• Summer

• Winter

If the Earth was not tilted, seasons would NOT exist

• True

• False

Solstice occurs _____ days out of the year

• 2

• 6

• 4

Solstice occurs during which months?

• December & June

• March & September