Solstices and Equinoxes

Solstices and Equinoxes

TEK 8.7A ? the student knows the effects resulting from cyclical movements of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. The student is expected to model and illustrate how the tilted Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the sun

causing changes in seasons.

The Earth in Space

How the Earth moves: Rotates on an axis Revolves around a star

We have named several phenomenon beyond seasons. However, these also occur in predictable cycles.

"Lines" on Earth

To help with locations ? we have created lines on earth.

Be familiar with the following:

What is a Solstice?

The term solstice is used to describe the exact moment when the sun reaches its northernmost point or southernmost point from the earth's equator.

This usually happens around June 21st (northern point) and December 21st (southern most point).

Solstice

These two times in the year, are the summer solstice and the winter solstice,

The sun reaches its highest (summer) or lowest point (winter) in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.

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