He used one of these to knock down pegs in a circle to prove the earth spins
What is a pendulum
100
The number of degrees the earth spins in an hour
What is 15
100
This is one trip around the sun... not the length of time
What is a revolution
100
North of east
Where does the sun rise in the summer
100
The energy source for all life on Earth
What is the Sun
200
This is the time of day that the sun reaches its highest point
What is midday
200
This is the line you cross in the Pacific Ocean that separates one day from another
What is the international date line
200
The seasons would not change
What would happen if the Earth was not tilted.
200
north of west
Where does the sun set in the summer
200
Today we burn these for energy, but millions of years ago the sun's energy became trapped in ancient producers which eventually decayed to create these.
What fossil fuels
300
24 hours
How long does it take for the earth to make one rotation
300
You lose this many hours when you travel west from New York to Denver
What is 2
300
In the summer time, the northern hemisphere receives more of this than in the winter
What is direct sunlight
300
The season when the sun is not highest in the sky at noon
What is winter
300
These are the parts of the water cycle
What evaporation, condensation, percipitation, runoff/infiltration
400
The direction the sun moves across the sky from sunrise to sun set
What is east to west
400
If it is Tuesday east of 180 degrees longitude, what day is it west of this line?
What is Wednesday
400
This is the reason why the earth has four seasons
What is the earth's tilt
400
Where the sun sets at the fall equinox
What is west
400
This is how winds are created
What uneven heating of the Earth's surface
500
This is the number of times the earth spins in a year
What is 365
500
The time zone you currently live in
What is Central Standard Time
500
23.5 degrees
What is the degree of Earth's tilt
500
The reason why the sun's summer and winter paths differ
What is the Earth's tilt
500
This is where Mr. Schuchard earned his undergraduate degree