Earth's Seasons - Rotation & Revolution

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If it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ____________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

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winter

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Front

Earth's seasons happen because Earth ____________ on an imaginary line called an axis.

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is tilted

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Front

When we are getting DIRECT sunlight, we are in which season?

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summer

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If the Earth did not rotate, one side of the Earth would be in the dark half of the year and light the other half of the year. True or False?

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True

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Earth completes its ___________________ around the sun in 365 days.

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revolution

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Front

What is the imaginary line that Earth is tilted on called?

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axis

Front

What season is it when the days are longest and we get the most sunlight?

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summer

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What happens to the temperature during winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

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It gets colder.

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Front

How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation on its axis?

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24 hours

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What is the term for the movement of Earth around the sun?

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revolution

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