Seasons & the Moon

The start of summer and winter is called

• The equinox

• The solstice

• Day lights savings

• A leap year

The seasons are caused by........

• The elliptical orbit of the earth

• The sun gets hotter at certain times of year.

• The earth is tilted on its axis

• Year rotates every 24 hours

At what position will it be summer in the Southern hemisphere.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

This word describes how the earth spins.

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• hemisphere

This word describes how the earths travels around the sun.

• solstice

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

If we split the earth into two halves at the equator then we would have two........

• equinox

• solstice

• axis

• hemispheres

During the fall and spring equinox.......

• we get 16 hours of daylight and 8 hours of dark

• we get 8 hours of daylight and 16 hours of dark

• we get 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of dark

• we get 10 hours of daylight and 8 hours of dark

In the northern and southern hemispheres.....

• seasons are always the same....

• Seasons are always opposite

How long is a day on earth?

• 22 hours
• 365 days
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 12 hours
• 24 hours 
• 365 days
• 30 days