Seasons and Solstices

an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around

• equator

• hemisphere

• axis

• latitude

the spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around an axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Orbit

• Gravity

the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object

• Equinox

• Hemisphere

• Rotation

• Orbit

the orbiting of an object around another object

• Solstice

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equinox

an imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

• Equator

• Equinox

• Solstice

• Prime Meridan

The tilt of the earth is what gives us the ___

• Oceans

• Months

• Seasons

• Date

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is the

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

• Autumnal Equinox

When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun it is the

• Summer Solstice

• Vernal Equinox

• Winter Solstice

• Autumnal Equinox

If the earth’s axis is tilted neither toward or away from the sun it is during

• The solstices

• The equinoxes

• The Revolution

• The Rotation

If a region of the earth receives more direct rays of the sun

• The temperature will be higher

• The temperature will cease

• The temperature will be lower

• The temperature will be absolute zero