term or example | definition or answer |
Ellipse | The shape of the Earth's orbit |
Equator | The 0 degrees line of latitude that runs across the Earth, separating the Northern and Southern hemispheres. |
Prime Meridian | The 0 degrees line of longitude that runs around the Earth, separating the Eastern and Western hemispheres. |
Antarctic Circle | 63.5 degrees south |
Arctic Circle | 63.5 degrees north |
Tropic Of Capricorn | 23.5 degrees south |
Tropic Of Cancer | 23.5 degrees north |
Latitude | The imaginary lines that run East and West, but separate the North and the South. |
Longitude | The imaginary lines that run North to South, but separate the East and West |
Orbit | The path the Earth takes to travel around the sun |
Rotation | The act of Earth turning around its own axis |
Revolution | The act of Earth moving around the sun |
Terminator | The line that separates the area of light (day) and dark(night) |
Axis | The imaginary line that runs through the center of Earth |
Time Zones | The different areas that separate when the time change by adding an hour if you are traveling to the right of a map/globe, and subtracting an hour by moving to the left of a map/globe |
Winter Solstice | Marks the beginning of winter. Occurs around Dec. 21 |
Summer Solstice | Mark the beginning of summer. Occurs around June 21 |
Autumnal Equinox | Mark the beginning of Fall. Occurs around September 21 |
Vernal Equinox | Marks the beginning of Spring. Occurs around March 23 |
Indirect Rays | Sun rays that don't hit the Earth full on |
Direct Rays | Sun rays that hit the Earth full on |