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Vocabulary Match

Match each Seasons word with its meaning.

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.

Match the word to its definition

Choose the correct vocabulary word for each definition.

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#1Definition

The star at the center of our solar system, which provides Earth with light and heat.

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#2Definition

Earth's natural satellite, which orbits our planet and reflects sunlight.

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#3Definition

A round, three-dimensional model that represents Earth.

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#4Definition

The four yearly divisions of weather — winter, spring, summer, and fall — caused by the tilt of Earth's axis.

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#5Definition

How directly sunlight strikes a part of Earth's surface. A more direct hit concentrates light and heat into a smaller area.

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#6Definition

An imaginary line through the center of an object that it spins around.

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#7Definition

Having an oval shape, like the path Earth follows around the Sun.

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#8Definition

An imaginary line circling the exact middle of Earth, equally distant from the North and South Poles.

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#9Definition

The northern and southern halves of Earth, divided by the equator.

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#10Definition

The curved path an object follows around another object in space.

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#11Definition

To travel in a path around another object, such as Earth traveling around the Sun.

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#12Definition

One complete trip an object makes around another object.

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#13Definition

To spin around one's own axis.

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#14Definition

One complete spin an object makes around its own axis.

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#15Definition

The light and heat energy that travels from the Sun to Earth.

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#16Definition

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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