Earth's rotation
What is earth's rotation?
Earth that is moving from west to east on its axis
What is a tide?
Tide is the rise and fall of sea levels each day due to earth's rotation and the gravitational pull of the sun and moon
What is a time zone?
a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used
How long does it take the earth to rotate?
24 hours
Name (2) two types of tides
May vary
What is the name of the line of longitude in which time is calculated from?
Greenwich meridian
What is the earth's axis?
The earth's axis is a imaginary line through the middle of the earth
What is a spring tide?
Spring tides are extremely high tides which occurs when the earth sun and moon are aligned
What is the coriolis effect?
a force created by the earth's rotation which causes fluids such as air and water to be deflected as they move across the earth's surface
What is the axis tilt?
23 and a half degrees
When do we experience neap tides?
Twice each month due to earth's rotation
What is the angle of a neap tide?
right angle-90 degrees
How long does it take the earth to do one full rotation?
365 days
What are the two types of spring tide phases and two of neap tides phases.
Spring tides- New moon and full moon
Neap tides- First quarter and third quarter
What is revolution?
When the earth orbit around the sun