Solstice and Equinox Flashcards

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1
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A day when Earth’s axis is equal around March 21

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Spring equinox

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A day when Earth’s axis is neither towards nor away from the sun

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Equinox

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3
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the PATH an object follows as it moves around another object

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Orbit

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The MOTION of one object around another object

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Revolution

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5
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The spinning motion of a planet on its axis

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Rotation

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the line on which it rotates

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Axis

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7
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A day when Earth’s axis is toward or away from the Earth

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Solstice

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8
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June solstice in Northern Hemisphere

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Sun’s path is lowest

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9
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December solstice in Northern Hemisphere

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Sun’s path is highest

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10
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Northern hemisphere has greatest number of daylight hours

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June solstice

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11
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Nothern hemisphere has fewest number of daylight hours

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December solstice

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12
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Why do we experience seasons?

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Earth’s tilt

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13
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There are 2 halves of earth.

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Hemispheres

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14
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What are the names of the earth’s hemispheres

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Northern and southern

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15
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An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between teh North Pole and South Pole

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Equator

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