Seasons

Object spinning on its axis.

• revolution

• rotation

The motion of one object around another object

• rotation

• revolution

What effect does the tilt of the earth have?

• It changes the angle that the sun strikes the earth in different land areas
• It causes the earth to be farther away from the sun at different times of the year
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have night
• When the earth is tilted away from the sun we have day

Which of the following best describes the tilt of the earth when it is summer in the southern hemisphere?

• The northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
• The northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
• The norther hemisphere is tilted neither toward or away from the sun
• Why are you talking about the northern hemisphere when you asked about the southern hemisphere?

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

• spring

• summer

• fall

• winter

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center and separates the Northern & Southern hemispheres?

• equator

• axis

• prime meridian

The hemisphere where you live 

• equator
• southern
• northern
• eastern

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

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

Day & night are caused by the ______________ of earth on its axis

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation
• tilt of the axis

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

• It is summer.
• It is spring.
• It is winter.
• It is fall.