Term 4 Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the process of giving off energy in the form of waves or particles? Options: Radiation, Convection, Absorption, Conduction

Back

Radiation

Front

What is an imaginary line that passes through the centre of the Earth from the north to the south pole?

Back

axis

Front

What does it mean to turn about a central point, in this case the Earth on its own axis?

Back

It means the Earth rotates around its axis.

Front

What is the path of one object in space, around another?

Back

Orbit

Front

What is energy from the Sun that can be used by solar panels?

Back

Solar radiation

Front

What is the date on which the Sun's rays fall perpendicularly onto the Earth's surface at their furthest distance north or south of the equator?

Back

June 21 and December 21

Front

What is it called when day and night are of equal length?

Back

Equinox

Front

What is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into two equal halves or hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, water and the energy from the Sun?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is an organism that uses sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to manufacture its own food?

Back

Producer