The Earth's northern hemisphere experiences summer when its axis tilts toward the sun.
当地球地轴朝向太阳倾斜时，北半球正值夏季。
- Because it experiences summer in both hemispheres during its migration, it sees more daylight annually than any other animal.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “hemisphere”?
A — Half of a sphere or globe. “hemisphere” means half of a sphere or globe.
Which word means “half of a sphere or globe”?
D — hemisphere. “hemisphere” means half of a sphere or globe.
hemisphere — half of a sphere or globe. In Chinese: 半球.
hemisphere is pronounced /ˈhemɪsfɪr/.
The Earth's northern hemisphere experiences summer when its axis tilts toward the sun. (当地球地轴朝向太阳倾斜时，北半球正值夏季。)
half-sphere, semicircle, half-globe — all close in meaning to hemisphere (half of a sphere or globe).
Yes. hemisphere is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
hemi(half)+sphere(sphere).