Earth's Day, Years, and Seasons

Question 1

Earth spins or rotates 360 degrees on its …….. which helps us measure the passing hours of each day.

Answer 1

axis

Question 2

As Earth rotates, the Sun appears to rise in the……As the day passes, the Sun appears, the Sun appears higher in the sky, begins to descend, then sets in the…………

Answer 2

East-West

Question 3

The Sun is not rising and setting though, it’s the Earth’s…….. that makes the Sun appear to move across the sky.

Answer 3

Rotation

Question 4

Justify why temperatures are higher in the equator

Answer 4

It receives more direct sunlight all year long

Question 5

During the March and September equinox, sunlight is centered on the…..

Answer 5

Equator

Question 6

Why do we experience different seasons on Planet Earth

Answer 6

Because of Earth’s tilt

Question 7

Earth is tilted…….

Answer 7

23.5 degrees on its axis.

Question 8

Explain March and September Equinoxes

Answer 8

Sun is centered on the Equator, Sun shines equally on both poles. During March Equinox, in the northern hemisphere, it is Spring while it is Fall in the southern hemisphere (September Equinox).

Question 9

What happens during solstice

Answer 9

Maximum sunlight difference between the two hemispheres. During June Solstice in the Northern hemisphere, the Southern hemisphere will have winter (December Solstice).