SEASONS

An imaginary line that runs through the poles of a planet

• Axis

• Equator

• Revolution

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The half of Earth located below the equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Marked by the longest or shortest day of the year

• Equinox

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Solstice

An imaginary line drawn around Earth that divides it into two halves

• Axis

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

The path an object takes as it revolves around another object

• Axis

• Equinox

• Orbit

• Solstice

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The half of the Earth located above the equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

The process of turning or spinning on an axis

• Rotation

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Marked by equal days and nights - 12 hours each

• Equinox

• Fall

• Spring

• Solstice

The action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path

• Rotation

• Revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the shape of the earth's orbit around the sun?

• Circular

• Elliptical (slightly oval)

• Square to rectangular

• Variable and changes with the seasons (no particular shape)