Earth's Reason for the Seasons

Discover why Earth has seasons and how rotation and tilt create our weather!

Earth's Rotation & Revolution: Crash Cours... Watch the video to help you answer the following questions. Crash Course - Earth's Rotation and Revolution 1. Match the correct term with it's definition. Orbit When a planet or moon turns all the way around or spins on its axis one time. Revolution When a planet or moon travels around the body it is orbiting one time. Axis An invisible line around which an object rotates, or spins. 2. Label the proper seasons to the picture below. BE SURE TO LOOK AT THE AXIS ON EACH EARTH...Write the season that the North is experiencing.Word Box:Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter summer fall winter spring 3. It takes _ for the Earth to revolve around the sun. 24 hour 12 hours 30 days 365 days 4. Which of the following best describes the Earth's movement around the sun? The Earth is closer to the sun in Summer than in Winter. The Earth moves in a circular pattern around the Moon. The Earth’s axis moves back and forth, resulting in different seasons. The Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun. 5. The seasons change because ... the Earth rotates the moon orbits the Earth at a tilt the Earth's tilt and revolution the sun revolves around the Earth 6. It takes _ for the Earth make one complete rotation on its axis. 24 hours 12 hours 30 days 365 days 7. There are four seasons in one year. Winter makes up 1 of the year. What fractions are equal to 1 two correct answers. 2 2 4 3 4 8. Select the picture in which 7 of the moon is visible. Game Time! NASA SpacePlaceBuild a Solar System