Seasons Topic 4 Experience 1

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What is a solstice?

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A day of the year when the noon sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky.

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What happens during an equinox?

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Day and night are the same length because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.

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What is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere called?

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Summer solstice.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

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What causes winter in one of Earth’s hemispheres?

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The direction of Earth’s axis tilts that hemisphere away from the sun.

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What is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere called?

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Winter solstice.

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What is an equinox?

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A day when day and night are of equal length.

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What is the tilt of the Earth’s axis?

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The angle at which the Earth is tilted in relation to its orbit around the sun, approximately 23.5 degrees.

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What are the two solstices in a year?

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Summer solstice and winter solstice.

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What is the significance of the summer solstice?

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It marks the longest day of the year and the start of summer.