Our Planet 1

Why is the Earth known as the Blue planet?

• It has more land than water.

• It has more water than land.

24 hours

• day
• night
• orbit
• tilt

____ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere. 

• summer
• spring
• fall

Australia is in the ____ hemisphere. 

• northern
• southern

The next season in the Northern hemisphere after spring is ____. 

• fall
• summer
• winter

Object spinning on its axis. 

• revolution
• rotation

Object orbiting another object. 

• revolution 
• rotation

Longest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

Shortest day of the year

• Autumnal Equinox
• Summer Solstice 
• Winter Solstice
• Vernal Equinox

23.5 degrees

• axis
• day
• tilt
• rotation