Unit 9 Exam Review

What word means to make a complete spin on an axis?

• Orbit

• Double Mint

• Rotation

• Root words

The start of summer and winter is called

• The equinox

• A 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's tilt on its axis.

• Year rotates every 24 hours

In what position will it be winter in the southern hemisphere

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

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At what position will it be spring in the southern hemisphere

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At what position will it be fall in the souther hemisphere

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This word describes how the earths travels around the sun.

• solstice

• axis

• rotation

• revolution

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

Which phase of the moon is represented in the diagram?

• New moon

• Full moon

• First quarter

• Last quarter