seasons

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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


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