seasons and moon vocabulary
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Seasons and Moon Vocabulary. The Earth, Moon system. Imaginary line which separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere. Equator. The imaginary line that Earth rotates around. 1 rotation is 24 hours. This causes day and night. . Axis of Rotation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Seasons and Moon Vocabulary
The Earth, Moon system
Equator• Imaginary line which separates the Northern Hemisphere
from the Southern Hemisphere
Axis of Rotation
• The imaginary line that Earth rotates around. 1 rotation is 24 hours. This causes day and night.
Revolution• The motion of one object around another.• Earth revolves around the Sun.• Moon revolves around the Earth.
Season• Patterns of temperature changes
and other weather trends over the course of a year. • Fall, winter, spring, summer
Equinox• Time of the year when sunlight shines equally on the
northern and southern hemisphere. • September Equinox• March Equinox
Solstice• The area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere
and a minimum in another hemisphere. These days make the longest/shortest days of the year.• December Solstice – Shortest day of the year.• June Solstice – Longest day of the year.