Vocab Flashcard #2: 6. E.1.1 Earth/Sun/Moon System

Front

This line of latitude is at 0 degrees: ____________

Back

Equator

Front

23.5° N of the Equator is the _____________.

Back

Tropic of Cancer

Front

The ____________ lies at 23.5° S of the Equator.

Back

Tropic of Capricorn

Front

Imaginary lines running North to South on the globe:

Back

Longitude

Front

Imaginary lines running East to West, parallel to the Equator: ____________

Back

Latitude

Front

The Earth rotates on its axis in a ________________________ direction.

Back

Counter-Clockwise

Front

Planet Earth spins on its _____________, tilted at 23.5 degrees.

Back

Axis

Front

Time for Earth to complete one revolution around the sun

Back

Year

Front

Time for Earth to complete one rotation: ____________

Back

Day

Front

This half of the globe lies above the Equator:

Back

Northern Hemisphere