A | B |
Rotation | Earth spins on its axis-takes 24 hours |
Revolution | The Earth's path around the sun-takes one year |
Earth is closest to the sun during this season | winter |
We have equal daylight and darkness during this season | spring |
Reason for seasons | Earth is tilted on its axis |
Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward sun during this season | summer |
Southern Hemisphere is tiled toward the sun during this season | winter |
______ Hemisphere has summer when Northern Hemisphere has winter. | Southern |
________Hemisphere has night when Western Hemisphere has day. | Eastern |
Amount of time it takes the Earth to take one revolution around the sun | 365 days |
Amount of time it takes the Earth to make one rotation on its axis | 24 hours |
Time it takes for the Earth to make one revolution around the sun | 365.24 days |
The warmest place on Earth | the equator |
The sun shines directly________the equator during the Southern Hemisphere's summer. | below |
The day with the most amount of sunlight is called the__________. | summer solstice |
The equator receives the most direct sunlight during ________ and ________. | spring; fall |