The Seasons and Climates of the Earth Flashcards
What is the diffrence of rotation and revolution
Rotation is the spin of an object about its axis
Revolution is the orbit of one around another.
What causes the different seasons on Earth?
The tilt of the Earth’s Axis
How many deegres does the earth tilt
23.3 deegres (virtical)
Is the Earth tilted away from the sun in the summer or towards the sun
Towards the sun in the summer
Is the Earth tilted towards the sun or tilted away from the sun in the winter
Away from the sun
What is the 3 factors?
Longitude, Latitude, Altitude
what does climate mean?
Temperature pulse Humidity (weather) over the course of the year.
What does longitude latitude and Altitude mean?
Latitude #1 angle of the sun’s rays. Longitude: #2 factor Eastern of Western location on a landmas. Altitude: #3 Because it gets cooler as you go uphill.
What is one of the main reasons for the seasons?
that the Earth axial has tilted
What month does the equinox happen
March
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September
(21-22)
Day
What month does the solstice happen
December
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June
(21-22)
Day
The location where the Sun is at its furthest north? (What day and month?)
Summer soltice
June 21
Artic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antartica Circle
what day and month where the Sun is at its furthest West.
Winter soltice
December 21
Rainforest Temperature
Hot
Savannah Temperature
Hot
