Season Quiz Edwards

An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.

• solstice

• axis

• revolve

• equinox

the equinox in spring, on about March 20 in the northern hemisphere and September 22 in the southern hemisphere. It is the time when days and nights are almost exactly the same.

• axis

• summer solstice

• vernal equinox

• orbital plane

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The spinning of Earth on its axis.

• rotation

• vernal equinox

• solstice

• revolve

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to go around another object; to orbit, the Earth going around the sun.

• autumnal equinox

• summer solstice

• axis

• revolve

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The slice of space where an object orbits.

• orbital plane

• solstice

• axis

• 23.5°

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The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun and receive equal amount of day and night.

• equinox

• solstice

• axis

• vernal equinox

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The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.

• equinox

• axis

• solstice

• rotation

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the equinox in autumn, on about September 22 in the northern hemisphere and March 20 in the southern hemisphere. It is the time when days and nights are almost exactly the same.

• axis

• vernal equinox

• autumnal equinox

• solstice

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December 22, when the sun is at its southernmost point, it is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. June 21 this occurs in the southern hemisphere.

• summer solstice

• autumnal equinox

• vernal equinox

• winter solstice

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The solstice that marks the onset of summer, at the time of the longest day, about June 21 in the northern hemisphere and December 22 in the southern hemisphere.

• summer solstice

• winter solstice

• orbital plane

• axis

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