Earth in Space Vocab

The imaginary line that passes through Earth's center is the

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called

• revolution

• orbit

• rotation

When Earth travels around the sun, it is making a

• revolution

• rotation

• axis

The path the Earth takes as it revolves around the sun is

• an orbit

• a rotation

• an axis

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A system of organizing time that defines the beginning, length, and divisions of a year. Was once based on moon cycles.

• calendar

• axis

• astronomy

• moonth

Earth has seasons because ... (choose 2 answers)

• it is tilted on its axis as it revolves around the sun

• it is closer to the sun and further from it during the year

• different hemispheres of the Earth receive more direct sunlight than others as it revolves around the sun

• of the equator

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Winter and Summer seasons happen when the sun is farthest north or south of the equator, known as a

• solstice

• equinox

Autumn and Spring happen when neither hemisphere is tiled toward or away from the sun, and days & nights are equally long . This is called

• a solstice

• an equinox

What season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing here, as it is receiving direct sunlight?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

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What season is the SOUTHERN hemisphere experiencing according to this image?

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

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