Fast & Curious Week 12

Front

What is the definition of rotation?

Back

The spinning of Earth on its axis.

Front

What is the northernmost point of the Earth's axis called?

Back

North Pole.

Front

What is the path that the Earth or Moon takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit.

Front

What do we call the half of the Earth that is north of the equator?

Back

Northern Hemisphere.

Front

What season occurs when your hemisphere is angled away from the sun in its orbit?

Back

Winter.

Front

What is the definition of revolution?

Back

The movement of one object around another, such as the Earth around the Sun.

Front

What is the equator?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Front

What is the Southern Hemisphere?

Back

The half of the Earth south of the equator.

Front

What is the definition of axis?

Back

An imaginary line around which an object rotates.

Front

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

Back

Rotation is the spinning of an object on its axis, while revolution is the movement of one object around another.