Earth-Sun Flashcard

Front

The tilt of the Earth affects...
Options: Equator/daylight, temperature and the Equator, day/night AND temperature, Prime Meridian and darkness

Back

day/night AND temperature

Front

The solstice is when __________________ and ___________________________ seasons begin.

Back

summer & winter

Front

The equinox is when the ____________ and __________ seasons begin.

Back

spring & fall

Front

If it is summer in the Northern hemisphere then it is ________________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Back

winter

Front

If it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere then it is ____________________ in the Southern Hemisphere

Back

summer

Front

The United States is in which hemisphere?

Back

Northern

Front

What season are we in right now?

Back

fall

Front

STARTING with #2 (picture number 2): which is the correct order of seasons? Options: 2-sping, 3-summer, 4-fall, 1-winter; 2-winter, 3-spring, 4-summer, 1-fall; 2-summer, 3-fall, 4-winter, 1-spring; 2-fall, 3-winter, 4-spring, 1-summer

Back

2-summer, 3-fall, 4-winter, 1-spring

Front

The Earth ______________ around the sun. It takes 1 year for the Earth to complete 1 ___________________ around the sun.

Back

revolves; revolution

Front

The earth _________ on its axis, an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to South Pole through the center of the earth. It takes 1 day to complete a _________________ (24 hours).

Back

rotates; rotation