Earth Movement Vocab

Half of the Earth or half of a sphere.

• Degrees

• Equator

• Hemisphere

• Clockwise

Answer explanation

The Word Hemisphere is made up of two word parts.

Hemi means half

And Sphere means Sphere...

North, South, East and West are called ....

• Clockwise

• Cardinal Directions

• Degrees

• Hemisphere

There is an imaginary line on our planet that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole. It is called.....

• Axis

• Equator

• Counter Clockwise

• Degrees

Answer explanation

The Axis of our Earth is an imaginary line between the North and South Poles.

There is another imaginary line we think about on our planet. This one is like the Earth's belt.

• Hemisphere

• Cardinal Directions

• Axis

• Equator

Answer explanation

See, it looks just like a belt... it goes right around the middle!

A way to measure angles and we also use them to measure distances around a sphere (aka Earth)

• counterclockwise

• degrees

• clockwise

• equator

Answer explanation

See our belt or the equator... it is 0 degrees, but as you go further away the numbers become bigger? We are measuring the sphere or Earth.

the direction a clock moves

• axis

• counterclockwise

• clockwise

• equator

the opposite direction a clock moves

• axis

• counter clockwise

• clockwise

• equator

Answer explanation

We use clockwise and counter clockwise to tell the direction things move in a circle

The path a planet, moon or satellite moves in space.

• Equator

• Axis

• Orbit

• Clockwise

Answer explanation

The Earth always follows the same path or orbit!

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