Solstice and Equinox Flashcards
A day when Earth’s axis is equal around March 21
Spring equinox
A day when Earth’s axis is neither towards nor away from the sun
Equinox
the PATH an object follows as it moves around another object
Orbit
The MOTION of one object around another object
Revolution
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
Rotation
the line on which it rotates
Axis
A day when Earth’s axis is toward or away from the Earth
Solstice
June solstice in Northern Hemisphere
Sun’s path is lowest
December solstice in Northern Hemisphere
Sun’s path is highest
Northern hemisphere has greatest number of daylight hours
June solstice
Nothern hemisphere has fewest number of daylight hours
December solstice
Why do we experience seasons?
Earth’s tilt
There are 2 halves of earth.
Hemispheres
What are the names of the earth’s hemispheres
Northern and southern
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between teh North Pole and South Pole
Equator
