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General Science
Ch 9 Earth Science
Term | Definition |
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Continent | One of the seven major land areas of Earth. |
Axis | Imaginary line through Earth connecting the North and South Poles. |
North Pole | Point farthest north on Earth. |
Rotation | Spinning of Earth. |
South Pole | Point farthest south on Earth. |
Standard time zone | Area that has the same clock time within the zone |
Revolution | The movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space. |
Equator | Line of latitude halfway between the poles. |
Latitude | Distance north of the equator. |
Parallel | Line of latitude |
Longitude | Distance east or west of the prime meridian. |
Meridian | Line of longitude |
Prime meridian | Line of 0 degree longitude |
Hemisphere | Section of Earth that is north or south of the equator of Earth or west or the east of the prime meridian. |