Relier Pairs Seasons, Solstices, EquinoxesVersion en ligne Complete this vocabulary activity to review terms from last week and practice vocabulary from this week! You can play this game an unlimited number of times, so you should be completing the task over and over until you get them all correct! par Maria Thomas _ Staff - DillardDriveMS 1 The Earth's revolution 2 An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth 3 The length of Earth's rotation 4 Half of a sphere, or half of the Earth 5 September 23rd 6 March 21st 7 June 21st 8 When the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator twice a year 9 10 An imaginary line that runs (horizontally) around the center of the Earth. The Earth has the greatest diameter at this point. It divides the Earth into the Northern & Southern hemispheres. 11 The Earth's rotation 12 The elliptical path of the Earth or a planet 13 To go around 14 The most northern and southern ends of the Earth where the Earth’s axis of rotation meets the surface 15 December 21st 16 17 To spin or turn 18 The length of Earth's revolution 19 This happens twice a year when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun. The noon sun is directly above the equator. Autumnal equinox Revolution Hemisphere Axis A process that causes the day/night cycle 365 days This picture shows the Earth's revolution. Rotation A process that contributes to the pattern of changing seasons Poles Spring equinox 24 hours Solstice Orbit This picture shows the Earth's rotation. Equinox Equator Summer solstice Winter solstice