2.  Our Planet is very special  We have a rare and unique area in our solar system  Our placement distance from the sun effects many things that allow for life on earth

3.  One thing that is also unique about Earth is its axis  Earth’s axis makes it have a specific tilt  This tilt effects the Earth in many ways, and creates many interesting celestial events

4.  One of these celestial events— solstices  The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin “sol”=sun and “sistere”=to stand still  Thus the word “solstice” means “sun that stands still”

5.  One cause of planetary solstice is the Earth’s distance from the sun  Another is the tilt of the axis  During a solstice the sun travels to its apex in the sky, then back down—rather then in one motion  These apexes are both at the sun’s southernmost and northernmost extremes

6. One of the results for solstices are the apparent “standing still” of the sun for a time Another result is, in some cultures, the solstices serve as markers for the season—in other cultures this falls in the middle of the seasons

7.  The First Is: › Mid-Late June  The Second Is: › Mid-Late December

8. One of these celestial events— equinoxes The word “equinox” is derived from the Latin “aequus”=equal and “nox”=night Thus the word “equinox” means “an equal night”

9.  The tilt of the Earth’s axis is just right, that when the sun hits the angle, it appears and is in perfect division  This is because the sun in shining on the axis point right above it

10. The results of equinoxes is that there are equal nights on two sides of the equator

11.  Mid-Late March  Mid-Late September

12.  The tilt of the Earth effects many things  One of the things that it effects is the apparent apex of the sun in the sky—solstices  Another thing that it effects is the apparent “standing still” of the sun during equinoxes  Both these celestial occurrences have reasons for their cause and they both have results  In concert, these ideas help to give us a deeper understanding of the complexity and uniqueness of our world

13.  Question #1  Question #2  Question #3  Question #4  Question #5  Question #6  Question #7  Question #8 References

14. What are two times per year when solstices happen? Answer

15. What are two times per year when solstices happen? Mid-Late June And Mid-Late December Source?Source?

16.  The First Is: › Mid-Late June  The Second Is: › Mid-Late December Quiz Home

17. What causes equinoxes? Answer

18. What causes equinoxes? Source?Source? The tilt, and the apparent shadow of the as it seems to be in perfect division AND The sun is shining above the axis

19.  The tilt of the Earth’s axis is just right, that when the sun hits the angle, it appears and is in perfect division  This is because the sun in shining on the axis point right above it Quiz Home

20. What does the word “ solstice ” mean? Answer

21. What does the word “ solstice ” mean? Sol=Sun Sistene=to stand still “sun that stands still” Source?Source?

22.  One of these celestial events— solstices  The word “solstice” is derived from the Latin “sol”=sun and “sistere”=to stand still  Thus the word “solstice” means “sun that stands still” Quiz Home

23. What are two times per when equinoxes happen? Answer

24. What are two times per when equinoxes happen? Source?Source? Mid-Late March And Mid-Late September

25.  Mid-Late March  Mid-Late September Quiz Home

26. What are two results of solstices? Answer

27. What are two results of solstices? Source?Source? 1.Apparent “Standing Still” of sun 2.Cultural Marker of Seasons/Tim es of Year

28. One of the results for solstices are the apparent “standing still” of the sun for a time Another result is, in some cultures, the solstices serve as markers for the season—in other cultures this falls in the middle of the seasons Quiz Home

29. What does the word “ equinox ” mean? Answer

30. What does the word “ equinox ” mean? Source?Source? “Aequus”=e qual “nox”=night “an equal night”

31. One of these celestial events— equinoxes The word “equinox” is derived from the Latin “aequus”=equal and “nox”=night Thus the word “equinox” means “an equal night” Quiz Home

32. What causes solstices? Answer

33. What causes solstices? Source?Source? 1.Distance from sun 2.Tilt of axis 3.Travel of apex in non-circular 4.Southernmost and Northernmost Extremes

34.  One cause of planetary solstice is the Earth’s distance from the sun  Another is the tilt of the axis  During a solstice the sun travels to its apex in the sky, then back down—rather then in one motion  These apexes are both at the sun’s southernmost and northernmost extremes Quiz Home

35. What is the result of equinoxes? Answer

36. What is the result of equinoxes? Source?Source? Equal nights on two sides of the equator

37. The results of equinoxes is that there are equal nights on two sides of the equator Quiz Home

38. Equinox. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved (2010, March 1) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equ inox Solstice. Wikipedia.org. Retrieved (2010, March 1) from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sols tice