seasons
shorter
Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays.
Equinox
The ___ is the day that has equal daylight and darkness.
rotation
the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___
direct
Another reason we have seasons is ___ sunlight produces more heat than indirect light.
revolves
Earth ____________ around the sun.
365 1/4 days
How long does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
summer
If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
longer
In summer, the sun is high overhead and the days are ___.
shorter
In the winter the sun is low overhead and the days are ___.
toward
On June 21, the northern hemisphere is tilted ______ the sun.
winter solstice
On what day would Linwood have the shortest amount of daylight?
axis
The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
Polaris
The Earth's axis always points towards the North Star, also called ___.
summer
The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during which season?
winter
The Sun is lowest in the sky and daytime is shortest during which season?
Antarctic Circle
The ___ Circle would receive 24 hours of darkness on June 21.
Arctic Circle
The ___ Circle would receive 24 hours of daylight on June 21.
Tropic of Capricorn
The ___ is where the sun shines directly overhead on December 21.
Tropic of Cancer
The ___ is where the sun shines directly overhead on June 21.
September
The first day of fall for the Northern Hemisphere is on the 21st of ___.
March
The first day of spring for the Northern Hemisphere is on the 21st of ___.
June
The first day of summer for the Northern Hemisphere is on the 21st of ___.
December
The first day of winter for the Northern Hemisphere is on the 21st of ___.
December
The longest night in the Northern hemisphere is on the 21st of ___.
tilt
The main reason that we have seasons is the ___ of earth's axis.
direct
The more ___ the sun's rays are, the more concentrated they are and therefore the more heat.
indirect
The more spread-out or ___ the sun's rays are, the less concentrated they are and therefore the less heat.
false
The northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.
June
The sun shines directly over the Tropic of Capricorn on the 21st of ___.
Equator
The sun shines directly overhead of the ___ on September 21st.
March 21
The vernal equinox occurs around which date?
Solstice
The winter ___ is the start of the season of winter.
vernal equinox
What is another name for the spring equinox?
winter
What season do we have the longest shadows?
summer
What season would have the longest day in the Northern hemisphere?
dawn / dusk
What time of day do we have the longest shadows?
winter
When the Northern hemisphere has summer, the southern hemisphere has ___.
Fall
When the northern hemisphere has spring, the southern hemisphere has___.
rotates
Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis
true
the Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun at the beginning of January
