What causes the seasons?
Earth's tilt
How many degrees is the earth tilted?
23.5 degrees
What does the earth's tilt affect the length of?
Day and night
How many days does it take for the earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
365.25 days
What season is it in South Africa when it is summer in Australia?
Summer
What season is it in England when it is summer in South Africa?
Winter
In which direction does the earth rotate?
West to East / anti-clockwise
In what direction does the Earth revolve around the sun?
West to East / anti-clockwise
What is it called when the length of day and night is the same?
Equinox
What is it called when one hemisphere has the LONGEST number of hours of daylight and the opposite hemisphere has the SHORTEST number of daylight hours?
Solstice
How many hours are there in a day?
24
How many time zones are there?
24
Which line of latitude divides the earth into a northern and southern hemisphere?
Equator
