Day, Night, and Seasons

An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.

• Equator

• Earth's axis

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

A measure of how cold or hot something is.

• Weather

• Direct sunlight

• Temperature

• Season

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A measure of intensity of light hitting Earth's surface.

• Light intensity

• Season

• Indirect sunlight

• Temperature

An almost circular, repeating path around the Sun.

• Latitude

• Earth's axis

• Equator

• Earth's orbit

Four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.

• Season

• Weather

• Direct sunlight

• Equator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When something in the path of light filters the sunlight.

• Direct sunlight

• Weather

• Indirect sunlight

• Light intensity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

• Temperature

• Weather

• Season

• Latitude

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.

• Latitude

• Earth's axis

• Equator

• Earth's orbit

Reaches Earth's surface when there is no cloud cover between the sun and the earth.

• Indirect sunlight

• Temperature

• Direct sunlight

• Weather

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The imaginary line of latitude that divides the Earth into two equal hemisphere.

• Equator

• Latitude

• Earth's axis

• Earth's orbit