Quiz 33, Chapter 11, pp. 373-381 Flashcards

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amount of time the earth takes to spin 360* on its axis

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sidereal day

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unit of time not based on a heavenly body

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week

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amount of time between two upper transits of the sun

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apparent solar day

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amount of time the earth takes to orbit the sun once

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solar year

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general term for the most basic unit of time

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day

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In the U.S., summer time is called

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daylight-saving time

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Points on the sun’s path midway between the two equinoxes are called

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solstices

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Time is divided into years and months by

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calendars

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The path the sun follows in a year is the

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ecliptic

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The calendar now used in most Western nations is the ____ calendar.

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Gregorian

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