Science Vocab part 1

3. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
5. The path that a body is follows around the sun called it's orbit.
7. Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
8. To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
10. The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres.
13. Four divisions of the year marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
14. The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
15. Tide When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are at a 90 degree angle.
16. Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.

1. A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface.
2. The measure of how hot or cold something is.
4. The force that draws objects towards each other.
6. A period of the year is characterized by particular weather conditions and temperature.
9. The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time.
11. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
12. A natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere.
13. When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are in a straight line.
17. Long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun.