Rotation and Revolution 4th Grade

the distance north or south from the equator on the earth's surface

• longitude

• latitude

• hemisphere

• sun

the period of time it takes for earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; 24 hours

• earth rotation

• night

• day

• equinox

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energy needed for photosynthesis

• sun

• sunlight

• seasons

• water

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refers to the spinning of our planet on its axis. This takes twenty four hours and is responsible for day and night.

• night

• Earth revolution

• equinox

• Earth rotation

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the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

• night

• day

• solstice

• seasons

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occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most orientated toward or away from the Sun

• equinox

• solstice

• equator

• sun

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an imaginary line around which Earth rotates

• sun

• Earth rotation

• Earth axis

• Earth revolution

an imaginary line on Earth's surface equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole that divides the Earth into a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere

• axis

• sun

• equator

• latitude

the star at the center of the solar system around which the Earth and other matter orbit

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This event occurs twice a year. It is when the Sun is positioned directly over the Earth's equator.

• equator

• equionox

• solstice

• season

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