24.2 Flashcards
1
Q
What is rotation?
A
spinning of earth on its axis
2
Q
What is one revolution on Earth equal to?
A
One day
3
Q
What is a tropic zone?
A
Between 23.5d south and 23.5d north. It is the zone surrounding the equator
4
Q
What is the temperate zone?
A
66.5d north and up to north pole and 66.5d south and down to south pole. It is the top and bottom zones away from equator
5
Q
What are polar zones?
A
North pole and south pole zones
6
Q
What is a solstice?
A
occurs on two days each year when the sun is directly overhead at 23.5d north and 23.5d south (borders of the tropic zones). These will be the longest and shortest days of the year depending on which hemisphere you live in.
