Seasons Vocab Quiz

Different periods of the year that are characterized by specific weather patterns and daylight hours

• months
• seasons
• phases
• daylight savings time

The imaginary line that the Earth spins around; it runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

• hemisphere
• equator
• axis
• tilt

The angle at which the Earth is tilted (about 23.5 degrees) from vertical in relation to its orbit around the sun

• tilt
• equator
• hemisphere
• revolution

Earth's year-long journey around the sun

• revolution
• tilt
• seasons
• solstice

The path that the Earth takes as it revolves around the sun

• revolution
• orbit
• solstice
• track

The 2 times a year when the sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, resulting in the longest or shortest days (summer and winter)

• solstice
• equinox
• equator
• seasons

The 2 days of the year when day and night are about the same length (spring and fall)

• solstice
• equinox
• hemispheres
• seasons

Half of the Earth, divided by the equator into the Northern and Southern __________________

• axis
• equinox
• equator
• hemispheres

An imaginary line that circles the Earth horizontally, halfway between the North and South Poles

• axis
• equinox
• equator
• hemisphere

Which of the following is the hottest part of the Earth because it receives the most direct sunlight?

• axis
• equator
• equinox
• hemisphere