misconceptions

1. each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided
3. the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise
5. 23.5 degrees north
6. the planet on which we live
7. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days
10. location on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which is the southern end of the axis of rotation
12. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
13. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
15. A ____ is the length of time which elapses between the Sun reaching its highest point in the sky two consecutive times.
17. an imaginary line about which a body rotates
18. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
19. a view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.

2. 23.5 degrees south
3. location on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which is the northern end of the axis of rotation .
4. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
6. a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane which does not intersect the base
8. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch
9. the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.
11. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length
14. _______ is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, the little bear (also known as the Little Dipper)
16. the star around which the earth orbits