Science Voc

1. When sunlight hits the Earth at a slanted angle, resulting in cooler temperatures and less intense light.
3. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, located at 0 degrees longitude.
6. An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, located at 0 degrees latitude.
7. The time it takes for an object to complete one full orbit around another object.
9. When sunlight hits the Earth directly, often leading to warmer temperatures and more intense light.
11. The angle at which sunlight hits the Earth, which affects how much heat and light a location receives.
13. The longest day of the year, occurring around June 21, marking the start of summer.
15. The time in September when day and night are approximately equal in length, marking the start of fall.
17. The time it takes for the Earth to complete one full orbit around the Sun, which is about 365 days.
18. The point in Earth's orbit where it is closest to the Sun.
19. The path that one object in space takes around another object, like the path of the Earth around the Sun.
20. The time it takes for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis, which is about 24 hours.

2. Tides that occur when the Sun and Moon are aligned, causing higher high tides and lower low tides.
4. The height of an object above sea level or the Earth's surface.
5. The point in Earth's orbit where it is farthest from the Sun.
8. The shortest day of the year, occurring around December 21, marking the start of winter.
10. The time in March when day and night are approximately equal in length, marking the start of spring.
12. A measure of how much an orbit deviates from being a perfect circle; the higher the eccentricity, the more elongated the shape.
14. Tides that occur when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other, leading to lower high tides and higher low tides.
16. An elongated, oval shape that describes the orbits of planets around the Sun.