Unit 3 Test

Front

The position directly overhead, always 90 degrees from the horizon.

Back

Zenith

Front

Which direction does the sun "travel" at a steady rate of 15-degrees per hour?

Back

Westward

Front

In Cartesian coordinates, the x-axis is ____________.

Back

Horizontal

Front

The line of latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees north.

Back

Tropic of Cancer

Front

The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.

Back

Troposphere

Front

The atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer.

Back

Stratosphere

Front

In a process called __________, plants consume CO2 and produce O2 as a waste product.

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

This happens when the Sun is higher in the N. Hemisphere, more hours of daylight, & more intense sunlight.

Back

Summer Solstice

Front

Due to the Earth’s 23.5 degree tilt, the insolation is unevenly distributed over the Earth’s surface.

Back

True

Front

The angle measured from the horizon to the sun at noon is called _____

Back

Altitude Angle