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 half of a sphere, typically referring to the division of the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

What is the alternate rising and falling of the sea due to the gravitational pull of the moon?

Back

Tide

Front

What is the term for the tilt of the Earth that affects the seasons?

Back

Axial Tilt

Front

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

Back

Day

Front

What is the term for the time it takes for the Earth to complete one full revolution around the sun?

Back

Year

Front

What is the effect called when the gravitational pull of the moon causes the water level in the oceans to rise and fall?

Back

Tidal Effect

Front

What is the term for the area of the Earth that receives the most direct sunlight, typically located around the equator?

Back

Tropics