Unit 7 Vocab

Front

What is the cycle of summer, fall, winter, and spring due to variation in intensity of the sun and length of day caused by the tilt of the earth?

Back

Season Cycle

Front

What is the movement in an elliptical path around a center that causes the season cycle?

Back

Revolution

Front

What is the imaginary line drawn halfway between the northern and southern poles that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the term for spinning on an axis that causes the day/night cycle?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the imaginary line that extends through the Earth's north pole and out the south pole, tilted at 25⁰?

Back

Axis

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis?

Back

24 hours

Front

What is the effect of the Earth's tilt on the seasons?

Back

It causes different parts of the Earth to receive varying amounts of sunlight throughout the year.

Front

What is the term for the position of the sun in the sky at different times of the day?

Back

Solar Angle

Front

What is the phenomenon called when the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in equal day and night?

Back

Equinox

Front

What are the two types of tides caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun?

Back

Spring Tide and Neap Tide