Coordinate
System 1
System 1
Coordinate
System 1
System 1
Daylight
Seasons 1
Seasons 2
Vocab
Illustrations
100
longitude lines
100
latitude lines
100
During the ______, there is direct sunlight and equal lengths of daylight in both hemispheres.
equinoxes
100
The day that the North or South Pole is CLOSEST to the sun is called ______.
Summer Solstice
100
The number of days it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun is not an exact number. What can we do to fix this?
Every four years, there is a leap year.
An extra day is added to the month of February every 4 years.
100
what is the true shape of the earth?
oblate spheriod
100
What season is represented at letter C in the Southern Hemisphere?
Summer
200
The prime meridian divides the earth into what two hemispheres?
east and west
200
The equator divides the earth into what two hemispheres?
north and south
200
During Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, there is ______ hours of daylight and___ hours of nighttime.
15, 9
200
When does the vertical ray from the sun hits the Equator?
equinox - spring or fall
200
On what date does the Sun shine directly overhead in New York?
June 21
200
Where does the sun's ray hit the earth at a 90 degree angle? This is where there is the most direct sunlight and heat.
vertical ray
200
What season is represented at letter C in the Northern Hemisphere?
Winter
300
That is the line that runs the opposite way of the prime meridian from the north pole to the south pole?
International date line
300
(4o degrees N, 73 degrees W)
What am I describing?
absolute location or coordinates to a location
300
During Winter, the Northern Hemisphere has a ________ daytime and a ________ nighttime.
(think length)
shorter, longer
300
During Winter, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted ______ from the sun.
away
300
What is NOT a reason for seasons?
distance from the sun
300
The angle at which solar radiation and sun rays hit the earth is called ________.
angle of insolation
300
What season is represented at letter A in the Southern Hemisphere?
Winter
400
give me an example of absolute AND relative location in reference to Mattlin Middle School
a coordinate
MMS is near something
400
Name the 5 major lines of latitude
Arctic circle, antarctic circle, equator, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn
400
During the summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the North Pole has ____ hours of daylight.
24
400
During Winter, the Northern Hemisphere has the most ________ sunlight.
indirect
400
What causes a hemisphere to experience summer?
tilted towards the sun
400
What kind of Angle of Insolation does the Equator have and what happens because of this?
High Angle of Insolation so it is always warm.
400
What season is represented at letter A in the Northern Hemisphere?
Summer
500
Which of the following is NOT true about the Tropic of Capricorn?
Its latitude is 23.5 degrees South
It is where the vertical ray is located in the Northern Hemisphere during Summer
It is the most southerly latitude where the sun can be directly overhead
It is where the vertical ray is located in the Southern Hemisphere during Summer
2. It is where the vertical ray is located in the Northern Hemisphere during Summer
500
Which of the following is NOT true about the Tropic of Cancer?
Its latitude is 23.5 degrees North
It is where the vertical ray is located in the Northern Hemisphere during Summer
It is the most northerly latitude where the sun can be directly overhead
It is where the vertical ray is located in the Southern Hemisphere during Summer
4. It is where the vertical ray is located in the Southern Hemisphere during summer
500
Which of the following is TRUE about the Spring and Fall Equinox?
There are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
There are 15 hours of daylight and 9 hours of darkness.
There are 9 hours of daylight and 15 hours of darkness.
There are 22 hours of daylight and 2 hours of darkness.
There are 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness.
500
What would need to happen in order for there be no differences between the seasons?
The Earth’s axis cannot be tilted.
500
Name three reasons we have seasons.
1) tilt
2) position in orbit
3) location of the vertical ray
500
What kind of Angle of Insolation do the North and South Poles have and what happens because of this?
Low Angle of Insolation so it is always cold.
500
What season is represented at letter D in the Northern Hemisphere?
Spring