What is the nearest star to Earth?
The Sun
How hot does the core of the sun get?
15,000,000 degrees celcius
How hot does the surface of the sun get?
5,500 degrees celcius
When the Earth goes around the sun, this is called what?
a revolution
How long does it take for the Earth to complete its travel around the sun?
365.24 days or 1 year
What shape does the Earth make when it orbits the sun?
an ellipse
The __________________ of Earth's rotation axis combined with ____________________________ around the Sun causes the seasons to change.
tiltEarth's motion
The hemisphere tilted toward the sun receives _______________ daylight hours than the hemisphere tilted away from the sun
more
What is the definition of a solstice?
When Earth's rotation ax's is the most toward or away from the sun
What month is the summer solstice?
June
What month is the winter solstice?
December
What is the definition of an equinox?
a day when Earth's rotation is leaning along Earth's orbit, neither toward nor away from the sun
What month is the spring equinox?
March
What month is the fall equinox?
September