29.2 Flashcards

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time zones

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any one of 24 longitudinal strips on Earth about 15 wide on Earth;s surface in which local time is the same.

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rotation

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Spinning of Earths on its axis; used to measure time in days

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revolution

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motion of Earth around the Sun, used in measure time in years

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ecliptic

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path of Earths orbit around the Sun; from Earth, seen as the oath the Sun travels across the Zodiac

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solstice

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occurs twice a year in June and December, when Earth´s rotational axis is tilted the most toward, or the most away, from the sun

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equinox

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occurs twice a year in March and September, when Earth´s rotational axis is perpendicular to a line connecting the cent of Earth to the center of the Sun

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