Rotation
What is rotation?
Movement of the Earth on its axis in 24 hours is called rotation.
One rotation of the Earth takes __________.
24 hours or 1 day or 1440 minutes or 86,400 seconds
How much time does Earth take to complete 1 revolution around sun?
365 days (and 6 hours but the 6 hours are ignored)
The imaginary line that divides the globe into north and south, right around the middle, is called________.
The equator
What is orbit?
Orbit is the fixed path on which planets, moons etc move around their sun or planet
What is the daily spinning on its axis of the Earth called?
Rotation
Orbit of the earth around the sun is known as_______.
Revolution
What is the annual motion of the Earth around the Sun called?
Revolution
What are the horizontal lines on a map or globe that are measured in degrees north or south of the equator called?
latitude
What is axis?
An imaginary line on which the Earth rotates.
On what does the Earth rotate on?
Earth rotates on its axis
What is the source of light on the earth?
The Sun
How long is one revolution of Earth?
365 days, 1 year
The term used to describe all the water on the Earth
hydrosphere
Why do other planet have different orbit (revolution) times compared to Earth
distance from the Sun is different
How does the Earth rotate?
The Earth rotates counterclockwise on its axis
Seasons occur on the Earth due to_______
Tilt of Earth on its axis
What word means pertaining to the Sun
solar
What is the term used to describe all the living organisms (plants, animals, fungi, bacteria) on Earth?
biosphere
The inclination of the axis of the Earth is __________. (what degree is our tilt?)
23.5 degrees
Earth rotates from __________ to __________.
(tell the direction)
Earth rotates from East to West.
What are the two movements of the earth?
Rotation and Revolution
What is the term for the vertical lines running north to south on a map or globe?
longitude
the term to describe the Earth's crust, mantle and core-all the rocks and minerals on Earth
geosphere
The layer of gases (N, O, CO2) surrounding the Earth and protecting it is called the ____________
atmosphere