weather unit

what r the 2 ways earth moves

• rotation

• axis

• angle

• revolution

what does the movement of earth cause?

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 6 months

• 2 years

why does the earth have seasons?

• it is summer in June in the Northern Hemisphere because the sun's rays hit that part of Earthmore directly than at any other time of the year. I

• The seasons have nothing to do with how far the Earth is from the Sun.

• because our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees relative to our orbital plane

what are the seasons earth experiences in order?

• summer, fall, winter, spring

• winter, spring, summer, fall

• fall, winter, spring, summer

• spring, summer, fall, winter

how long is each season?

• 60 days

• 3 months

• 4 months

• 120 days

what is the difference between a solstice and equinox?

• different points on Earth receive more or less sunlight at different times of year.

• the Sun's rays shine on the Tropic of Capricorn

• solstice is the point during the Earth's orbit around the sun at which the sun is at its greatest distance from the equator, while during equinox, it's at the closest distance from the equator.

what are the names of the 4 points around earth's orbit that begin each of the 4 seasons?

• autumnal equinox, summer solstice, vernal equinox,, winter solstice

• perihelion,aphelion, solstice, equinox

what are the dates of the 4 points?

• dec 19-20, march 19-20, june 19-20, sept 19-20

• dec 21-22, march 20-21, june 20-22, sept 22-23

describe the length of daylight and darkness for each of the 4 pts

• There are only two times of the year when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a "nearly" equal amount of daylight and darkness at all latitudes. These events are referred to as Equinoxes. The summer solstice occurs at the moment the earth's tilt toward from the sun is at a maximum. The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year.

• 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness each

• 24 hrs of darkness

climate

• general prevailing weather conditions of particular regions; dry, tropical etc

• the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain,