Seasons

Front

What is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere?

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December 21

Front

What does equinox mean?

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Equal day, equal night

Front

What happens during the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

The North Pole is tilted closest to the sun

Front

What imaginary line is drawn around the earth’s center?

Back

Equator

Front

What divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What are the four seasons?

Back

Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Front

What causes the seasons?

Back

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

Front

When does summer start in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

June 21

Front

When does winter start in the Northern Hemisphere?

Back

December 21

Front

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

Back

June 21