Basic Questions
Name of our planet
Earth
These are used to describe a location on the Earth's surface.
Imaginary lines
This measures longitudes
Meridians
Earth's movement around the sun
How long does it take for Earth to complete one rotation?
24 hours
Earth is divided into these 2
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
What are the 2 imaginary lines called?
Meridians and parallels
This means the distance from the Greenwich Meridian
Longitude
Earth's 2 movements
Revolution and Rotation
These 2 planets were discovered using a telescope
Uranus and Neptune
What does the Erath Orbit
The Sun
What is the parallel 0 called?
The Equator
This measures latitudes
Parallels
Earth's movement on its axis
Rotation
They make discoveries by going into space
This item is a representation of the Earth
Globe
What is meridian 0 called?
The Greenwich Meridian
This means the distance from the Equator
Latitude
This is the cause of different seasons
The tilt in the Earth's axis
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
This causes night and day
Earth's movement on its axis
This is an example of what? "40° N 75°W"
Geographic Coordinates
Which country does the Greenwich Meridian line pass through?
England; France; Spain; Algeria; Mali; Burkina Faso; Togo; Ghana; and Antarctica at the South Pole.
The exact time it takes for the Earth to orbit around the Sun
365 days and 6 hours
They make discoveries by studying the Sun, the Moon, planets, and other objects in space
Astronomers