Earth In Space #2

Question 1

What are equinoxes?

Answer 1

Times of the year where the sun its directly over the equator. Day and night are the same length (spring- march 20,21,22 - fall -September 20,21,22)

Question 2

What are the Times of the year where the sun its directly over the equator. Day and night are the same length (spring- march 20,21,22 - fall -September 20,21,22) ?

Answer 2

Equinoxes

Question 3

When do equinoxes happen?

Answer 3

(spring- march 20,21,22 - fall -September 20,21,22)

Question 4

What are solstices?

Answer 4

Times of the year when the sun reaches its furthest north or south ( summer- June 20,21,22 - Winter - December 20,21,22)

Question 5

What are the times of the year when the sun reaches its furthest north or south ( summer- June 20,21,22 - Winter - December 20,21,22)?

Answer 5

Solstices

Question 6

When do solstices happen?

Answer 6

(Summer- June 20,21,22 - Winter - December 20,21,22)

Question 7

What is the Earth?

Answer 7

The Earth is a spinning sphere that is held in orbit around the sun by a combination of gravity and inertia. The spinning (rotation) leads to our day and the orbit (revolution) and tilt (23.5 degrees) leads to the seasons.

Question 8

Why does Earth has seasons?

Answer 8

Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun.