2 Earth's Tilt - Latitude, Longitude, and seasons

What is the shape of the Earth?

• Circle

• Ball

• Oblate Spheroid

• Sphere

Because the Earth rotates on its axis, Earth is slightly wider at...

• the poles

• the equator

An imaginary line that runs through the Earth from pole to pole is called _______________________________.

• the axis

• the equator

• the terminator

• the prime meridian

The angle of the tilt of the earth is approximately __________ degrees.

• 10

• 32.5

• 25

• 23.5

______________ measures distance north and south of the equator.

• Latitude

• Longitude

___________________ Measures distance in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• Latitude

• Longitude

This is the spinning of Earth on its axis.

• Rotation

• Revolution

This is the movement of Earth around the sun.

• Rotation

• Revolution

This takes Earth one day to complete.

• Revolution

• Rotation

This movement takes Earth 365 1/4 days (1 year)

• Rotation

• Revolution