Earth's Days, Years, and Seasons

Front

What season has the longest daylight on Earth?

Back

Summer

Front

What is the term for the spinning of a planet on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

Back

Winter

Front

What is the time it takes for Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis?

Back

Day

Front

True or False: The Earth's tilt and revolution cause seasons.

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the movement of a planet around the sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

How long does it take for Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?

Back

One year

Front

What causes the change of seasons on Earth?

Back

The tilt of the Earth's axis and its revolution around the sun.

Front

What is the angle of Earth's axial tilt?

Back

Approximately 23.5 degrees

Front

What phenomenon occurs when day and night are of equal length?

Back

Equinox