7th Grade Science Help
Seasons - All Activities
Spelling, matching, typing, and a study guide on one page. Reuse the same ELL-friendly definitions for words about Earth's tilt, sunlight angle, and revolution.
Beginner ELL Core Idea
- Earth tilts as it spins, changing the angle of sunlight.
- Earth revolves around the Sun once each year.
- Different sunlight angles cause the seasons.
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The star at the center of our solar system, which provides Earth with light and heat.
Earth's natural satellite, which orbits our planet and reflects sunlight.
A round, three-dimensional model that represents Earth.
The four yearly divisions of weather — winter, spring, summer, and fall — caused by the tilt of Earth's axis.
How directly sunlight strikes a part of Earth's surface. A more direct hit concentrates light and heat into a smaller area.
An imaginary line through the center of an object that it spins around.
Having an oval shape, like the path Earth follows around the Sun.
An imaginary line circling the exact middle of Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles.
The northern and southern halves of Earth, divided by the equator.
The curved path an object follows around another object in space.
To travel in a path around another object, such as Earth traveling around the Sun.
One complete trip an object makes around another object.
To spin around one's own axis.
One complete spin an object makes around its own axis.
The light and heat energy that travels from the Sun to Earth.
A lean away from a straight vertical line — Earth's axis leans about 23.5 degrees, which is why we have seasons.
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Study Guide
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sun | The star at the center of our solar system, which provides Earth with light and heat. |
| Moon | Earth's natural satellite, which orbits our planet and reflects sunlight. |
| Globe | A round, three-dimensional model that represents Earth. |
| Seasons | The four yearly divisions of weather — winter, spring, summer, and fall — caused by the tilt of Earth's axis. |
| Angle of Rays | How directly sunlight strikes a part of Earth's surface. A more direct hit concentrates light and heat into a smaller area. |
| Axis | An imaginary line through the center of an object that it spins around. |
| Elliptical | Having an oval shape, like the path Earth follows around the Sun. |
| Equator | An imaginary line circling the exact middle of Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles. |
| Hemispheres | The northern and southern halves of Earth, divided by the equator. |
| Orbit | The curved path an object follows around another object in space. |
| Revolve | To travel in a path around another object, such as Earth traveling around the Sun. |
| Revolution | One complete trip an object makes around another object. |
| Rotate | To spin around one's own axis. |
| Rotation | One complete spin an object makes around its own axis. |
| Sunlight | The light and heat energy that travels from the Sun to Earth. |
| Tilt | A lean away from a straight vertical line — Earth's axis leans about 23.5 degrees, which is why we have seasons. |