Astronomy and Seasons Quiz

When it is FALL in the SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE, it is ____________ in the NORTHERN HEMISPHERE

When the sun is NOT visible (the sun never rises) in the Arctic or Antarctic

The point in the orbit of a planet or other astronomical body, at which it is closest to the sun

The spinning of a body, such as a planet, on it's axis is called...

The curved path an object takes around another object or center of gravity

At a ......., the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in the other hemisphere.

List the 4 season in order

• Fall

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

planets orbit an elliptical orbit

a small, irregularly shaped, rocky object that orbits the sun. Most of these objects are located in the asteroid belt.

Because it had a highly irregular orbit, and it was too small to clear its neighborhood.