8th Grade Seasons Review

Twice a year on Earth, the number of daylight/dark hours are equal - called equinoxes - why?

The direction in which the sun rises.

Describe the climate zones:

Solstices occur in the fall and the spring.

If Earth is tilted so that the N Hemisphere is leaning toward the sun, what season is it there?

Climatic changes caused by regular variations in daylight, temp, & weather patterns is called 

The Northern and Southern Hemispheres of Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.

Why do polar zones differ more in temperature than tropical climate zones?

A day as measured from noon of 1 day until noon of the next day.

What season is it on Dec. 21st in the Southern Hemisphere?

If the Earth had NO tilt, what affect would this have on seasons?

What is the name given for those 2 days that are the shortest and longest of the year?

Earth's north geographic pole always points toward _____.

On June 21st, how does the angle of Earth's axis affect the number of daylight hours?

Another way to say "spring" equinox is

Different parts of Earth tilt toward or away from the sun at different points in its orbit.

If fall or spring are occurring on Earth, which pole is pointing towards the sun?

The earth's _ is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth, from N to S pole.

The movement around the sun in an elliptical orbit over the course of a year is called

If the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, how will it affect the S. Hemisphere?

The angle at which the sun's rays strike the temperate zone changes greatly throughout the yr.

What is another name for the spring equinox?

The major criteria used to classify climate zones are temperature and amount of precipitation.

In which direction does the sun set each day?

The _____ of the earth is equivalent to 24 hours.