1. Seasons Vocabulary

2. Revolve/Revolution Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
to move in a circular or curving course or orbit
Example 1:
Running around a track
Example 2:
Earth traveling around the sun every days=a year

3. Rotate/Rotation
Definition: turning or spinning around a center point/axis
Example 1:
Spin around in a circle
Example 2:
Earth spins on its own axis every 24 hours=1 day

4. Equinox
Definition: sun shines directly at 0* latitude; equal light on both hemispheres; day = night
Example 1:
Equal day and night
Example 2:
Fall-Sep 22/23
Spring-March 20/21

5. Solstice Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
When the sun is either at the highest or lowest point in the sky; 23*N latitude or 23*S latitude
Example 1:
Winter-longest night, shortest day
Example 2:
Summer-shortest night, longest day

6. Axis Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
The imaginary line between the north and the south pole that Earth rotates on.
Example 1:
car axle and tires
Example 2:
math-axis on an x-y coordinate plane

7. Equator Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
Imaginary line around the middle of Earth (0* latitude) that separates it into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Example 1:
Location of the tropical rainforest
Example 2:
Location of the warmest and wettest climates

8. Direct Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping:
Example 1:
looking right into a light-like in a dentist chair
Example 2:
the sun’s rays in the Northern hemisphere during the summer months-warmer temperature

9. Indirect Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
not straight; not following the shortest way
Example 1:
Sunlight beams shining through the window into a dark room
Example 2:
The sun’s rays in the Northern hemisphere during the winter months-cooler temperature

10. Vernal Definition: Example 1: Example 2: Spring
season leading to summer as temperature rises; days get longer and nights get shorter
Example 2:
First day of spring
March 20/22

11. Autumnal Definition: Example 1: Example 2: Autumn/Fall
Season before winter; temperatures begin to get lower; shorter days, and longer nights
Example 2:
First day of Fall
Sep 22/23

12. Orbit Definition: Example 1: Example 2:
the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, 
Example 1:
The path of the carousel as it goes round and round
Example 2:
Moon’s path around Earth
Earth around the sun

13. Hemisphere Definition: Example 1: Example 2: Half of a sphere
Two parts of Earth:
Northern
Southern
Example 2:
Hemi = half
Sphere = 3D round object