Rotations, Orbits, and the Seasons

The movement of an object around another object, in an orbit, is called ______.

Which season is shown in the picture?

Earth rotates on its ____________.

Where you are on Earth in terms of _ also makes a difference in the kinds of seasons you have.

This movement is similar to the movement of a merry-go-round or a spinning top.

Earth and the other planets in the solar system go around the _______ in fixed orbits.

The ______ is the first day of astronomical winter and the shortest day of the year.

The autumnal equinox is the first day of astronomical ______.

The seasons in the northern and southern ________ are always opposite each other.

When it is winter in the southern hemisphere, it is _____ in the northern hemisphere.

Orbits means _______.

When the part of the Earth's surface you are on is facing toward the sun, it is _______.

_____ result from the tilt in Earth’s axis relative to its orbital plane.

The Earth is divided into northern and southern ____ or halves.

Seasons result from the ____ in Earth’s axis relative to its orbital plane.

When it is winter in the northern hemisphere, it is ___________ in the southern hemisphere.

The Earth creates one _______ around the sun every 365.26 days.

While Earth is rotating on its axis, it is also ____ around the sun.

What is a force that is between two objects that have mass?

Generally, the closer a region is to the Earth's _ the less difference there is between seasons

When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it experiences _______.

Which concept is the picture showing?

When you drop an object, this makes it fall to the ground....

Earth rotates on an axis that is _____in relation to the sun.

The force that pulls objects towards the center of Earth.