Vocabulary Quiz- Movement of the Earth

Vocabulary Quiz- Movement of the Earth

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1. Rotation__ a. This is the latitude where the direct rays of the sun are on June 21st

2. Axis__ b. In NY this is the day when the sun is highest in the sky

3. Apparent motion__ c. Sunrise and sunset is the result of this motion of the earth

4. Foucault’s Pendulum__ d. An imaginary line running through the earth from pole to pole

5. Coriolis Effect__ e. This is the day of the year when there are 12 hours of daylight

everywhere on earth and when the days are getting shorter

6. Revolution__ f. The deflection of wind and water to the right in the Northern Hemisphere

7. Summer Solstice__ g. Different star constellations are visible due to this motion of the earth

8. Tropic of Cancer__ h. This is the latitude where the direct rays of the sun are on December 21st

9. Winter Solstice__ i. This is the longest day of the year at 42S latitude

10. Tropic of Capricorn__ j. This is the day of the year where there are 12 hours of daylight

everywhere on earth and when the days are getting longer

11. Spring Equinox__ k. This large swinging object that changes direction indicates that the world is

rotating

12. Fall Equinox__ l. The movement of objects in the sky that is the result of the movement of the

earth