MOTION OF EARTH Flashcards
TWO TYPES OF MOTION:
ROTATION, REVOLUTION
MOVEMENT OF EARTH ON ITS AXIS
ROTATION
MOVEMENT OF EARTH AROUND THE SUN
REVOLUTION
2 DIFF KINDS OF ROTATION
SIDERRAL DAY AND SOLAR DAY
AMOUNT IT TAKES FOR EARTH TO TURN ON ITS AXIS
SIDDERAL DAY
AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES FOR THE SUN TO RETURN TO THE SAME SPOT
SOLAR DAY
CAPABLE OR HARNESSING AND CONVERTING RADIANT ENERGY TO CHEMICAL ENERGY
PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS
SERVES AS A PROTECTION AS IT PROVIDES PIGMENTATION
MELANIN
SERVES AS A PROTECTION AS IT PROVIDES PIGMENTATION
MELANIN
EARTH’S WEATHER AND CLIMATE IS DRIVEN BY
SOLAR RADIATION
RESULTS CHANGES IN WEATHER, ECOLOGY, AND DAYTIME
SEASONS
EARTH IS TITLED _ DEGREES AS REVOLVES AROUND THE DYN IN AN ELLIPTICAL BIT
23.5
EARTH IS TITLED _ DEGREES AS REVOLVES AROUND THE DYN IN AN ELLIPTICAL BIT
23.5