Seasons, Climate & Moon Review (vocab terms)

Question 1

an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole

Answer 1

Earths Axis

Question 2

Why do we have day and night?

Answer 2

The planet spins around its axis, making one complete turn each day.

Question 3

Why does earth have seasons?

Answer 3

Its axis doesn’t stand up straight.
**When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 4

How many degrees is the earth tilted on its axis?

Answer 4

23.5 degrees

Question 5

turning around on its axis. Earth turns once on its axis once every 24 days.

Answer 5

Rotation

Question 6

refers to the object’s orbital motion around another object. Earth revolves around the sun once every 365.25 days.

Answer 6

Revolution

Question 7

How long does it take for the moon to revolve around the earth once?

Answer 7

29 ½ days

Question 8

Moon name for some on way to a full moon

Answer 8

Waxing (crescent or gibbous)

Question 9

Moon name for some on way back from a full moon

Answer 9

Waning (crescent or gibbous)