| A | B |
|---|
| Equinox seasons | Fall (autumn) and Spring |
| axis | imaginary line through the center of Earth |
| revolution | one orbit around the Sun |
| Solstice seasons | summer and winter |
| Earth’s rotation length | one day |
| Earth’s revolution length | one year, 365 1/4 days |
| caused by Earth's rotation | day and night |
| seasons | caused by Earth's tilted axis & revolution |
| ellipse | shape of Earth's orbit |
| Path a planet takes around the sun | orbit |
| Solstice | Greatest distance the sun is above the earth |
| Equal daylight and night time hours. | Equinox |
