| A | B |
| rotate | The earth does this on its own axis. |
| revolve | The earth does this around the sun. |
| day | the side of the earth that faces the sun |
| 24 hours | how long it take for the earth to rotate on its axis |
| axis | the imaginary line that the earth rotates on |
| orbit | the path that the earth follows around the sun |
| 365 days | how long it takes the earth to revolve around the sun |
| 1 year | 365 days |
| summer | the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun |
| winter | the Northern Hemisphere is tilted AWAY from the sun |
| star | another word for the sun |
| light and heat | what the sun provides for life to exist on earth |