lecture 3 the earth as a rotating planet

Question 1

The _____ meridian serves as the International Date Line; calendars advance by one day when travelling ______ across the date line and turn back by one day when travelling ______ across the date line.

Answer 1

180th, westward, eastword

Question 2

Perihelion

Answer 2

when the Earth is nearest the sun

Question 3

aphelion

Answer 3

when the Earth is furthest from the sun

Question 4

The Earth’s axis is tilted with respect to the __________________ by ___

Answer 4

plane of the ecliptic (the plane circumscribed by the Earth’s orbit around the sun) by 66.5º.

Question 5

the point on the Earth’s surface where the sun at noon is directly overhead, falls on the equator.

Answer 5

sub solar point

Question 6

The latitude of the subsolar point is referred to as the sun’s

Answer 6

declination