12-2 Flashcards
1
Q
what causes night and day
A
earths rotation
2
Q
Define axis of rotation
A
imaginary line running through the center of earth
starts-north pole ends-south pole
3
Q
earth rotates at a…
A
23 degrees tilt (reason for seasons)
4
Q
define Revolution
A
the motion of one object around an other
5
Q
define seasons
A
pattern of temeperature changes and other weather treads over the course of a year
6
Q
Define Equinox
Define Solstice
A
E- when light shines equally on the the northern and southern hemisphere( September and March)
S- when sunlight does not shine equally on both hemisphere (June and December)
