Part 1-Climate and Vegetation

The spinning of Earth on its axis. It causes day and night.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

The movement of an object around another object. It happens every 365 days and causes the four seasons.

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

• Equinox

The two times of the year when days and nights are of equal length

• Rotation

• Revoution

• Solstive

• Equinox

How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution?

• 24 hours

• 366 days

• 365

• It depends on which season it is.

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

What causes day and night?

• The Earth's revolution.

• The Earth's tilt on its axis.

• The Earth's rotation.

• Different amounts of light shining on Earth at different times of the year.

If it is autumn in the northern hemisphere, what season is in the southern hemisphere?

• autumn

• summer

• winter

• spring