Earth's Structure
Earth makes this trip around the sun each year.
What is a revolution?
This is the date that begins the winter solstice.
What is December 22?
This term describes the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
What is climate?
This is the number of climate zones we have on earth.
What is six?
This is what we call the center of the Earth.
What is the core?
On this day, both hemispheres are about 12 hours long everywhere on Earth.
What is an equinox?
Over this area the sun's rays are almost directly overhead all year long.
What are the Tropics?
This climate zone is very cold and usually covered in snow.
What is polar?
This is the percentage of earth covered in water.
What is 70 percent?
This is the date that begins the summer solstice.
What is June 21?
Examples of this are rain, snow, and hail.
What is precipitation?
This is the climate zone that experiences all types of weather because of the changing seasons.
What is the humid temperature zone?
This is called the middle layer of earth.
What is the mantle?
This is what we call it when the sun's rays are directly overhead at the Equator.
What is an equinox?
This is a term used to describe the distance above sea level.
What is elevation?
This term describes the average increase in temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is global warming?
This is the layer of earth that contains the air we breathe.
What is atmosphere?
This is when the Northern hemisphere has the MOST hours of daylight each day.
What is the summer Solstice?
This term describes movements of air.
What is wind?
This is the climate zone that is dry. It could be hot or cold.
What is the desert?