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Seasons

What is the difference between Earth’s ROTATION &

REVOLUTION?Rotation- Earth spinning on its axis (day and night)Revolution- The Earth orbiting around the sun (year)1 Rotation = 1 Day1 Revolution = 1 Year

Winter SolsticeDate: December 21st

NH- Winter & SH- SummerMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)

Winter SolsticeDate: December 21st

NH- Winter & SH- SummerMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)NH- Tilted Away & SH- Tilted Toward from the sun

Winter SolsticeDate: December 21st

NH- Winter & SH- SummerMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)

Vernal EquinoxDate: March 20th NH- Spring & SH- AutumnMost Direct Sunlight:Equator

Vernal EquinoxDate: March 20th NH- Spring & SH- AutumnMost Direct Sunlight:EquatorNeither Hemisphere is tilted towards or away

Winter SolsticeDate: December 21st

NH- Winter & SH- SummerMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)

Vernal EquinoxDate: March 20th NH- Spring & SH- AutumnMost Direct Sunlight:Equator

Summer SolsticeDate: June 21st

NH- Summer & SH- WinterMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N)

Summer SolsticeDate: June 21st

NH- Summer & SH- WinterMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) NH- Tilted Toward & SH- Tilted Away from the sun

Winter SolsticeDate: December 21st

NH- Winter & SH- SummerMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S)

Vernal EquinoxDate: March 20th NH- Spring & SH- AutumnMost Direct Sunlight:Equator

Summer SolsticeDate: June 21st

NH- Summer & SH- WinterMost Direct Sunlight:Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N)

Autumnal EquinoxDate: September 22ndNH- Autumn & SH- SpringMost Direct Sunlight: Equator

Autumnal EquinoxDate: September 22ndNH- Autumn & SH- SpringMost Direct Sunlight: EquatorNeither Hemisphere is tilted towards or away

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