29.2 Flashcards
time zone
is an area 15 degrees wide in which the time is the same
rotation
spinning of earth on its axis an imaginary line drawn from earths north pole to south pole
revolution
is the motion of earth in an elliptical orbit around the sun
ecliptic
defined as the plane of earths orbit around the sun
solstice
occurs when the earths rotational axis is tilted directly towered the sun or away from the sun
equinox
earths rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn from the center of earths of thr sun.
whi devised a methodof timekeeping around 3000 bc
babiloniens
what was the symbol for degree taken from
Babylonian symbol from sun
how many degrees does the earth spin in a day
360 degrees
how many hours does it take the earth to make one full rotation
24 hours
how many derees does the earth spin in an hour
15
whaqt direction does the sun ride andf set
east west
t or d all the time zones are the exact same size
f bc they are modified tol fit around cities, states and country borders, and other key sites
how many time zones are there in the world
24
which direction do you do you move to add hours on the clock- subtract
east top add an hour