Day, Night and Seasons Vocabulary
Across
- 2. The name for the light hours.
- 4. This is the season in Maryland when the sun shines directly on the NORTHERN hemisphere.
- 8. Another word for the season FALL.
- 9. This happens twice a year (spring and fall) when there are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time.
- 10. The day in the winter when the daylight is the shortest of the year is the winter ____________.
- 12. The length of time it takes for Earth to complete one revolution (orbit) of the sun.
- 13. The direction the Earth revolves (orbits) around the sun.
Down
- 1. The name for the imaginary line that circles the middle of the Earth. 0 degrees latitude.
- 3. The name for the dark hours.
- 4. After winter when the sun shines equally on both hemispheres.
- 5. The Earth's axis is always facing the same ___________.
- 6. When it is winter in Maryland, the sun is not directly hitting the ___________ hemisphere.
- 7. This is the season in Maryland when the sun shines directly on the SOUTHERN hemisphere.
- 8. Earth's __________ is tilted 23.5 degrees.
- 11. After summer when the sun shines equally on both hemispheres.