Chapter 29.2

Question 1

an area 15 degrees wide in which the time is the same

Answer 1

time zone

Question 2

the spinning of Earth on its axis

Answer 2

rotation

Question 3

the motion of Earth in an elliptical orbit around the sun

Answer 3

revolution

Question 4

the plane of Earths orbit around the sun

Answer 4

ecliptic

Question 5

occurs when Earth’s rotational axis is tilted directly toward the Sun or away from the sun

Answer 5

solstice

Question 6

Earth’s rotational axis is perpendicular to a line drawn from the center of Earth to the center of the sun

Answer 6

equinox

Question 7

Who devised a method of timekeeping around 3000 B.C

Answer 7

Babylonians

Question 8

What was the symbol for degree taken from

Answer 8

the babylonian symbol for the sun

Question 9

How many degrees does the Earth spin in one day

Answer 9

360 degrees

Question 10

how many hours does it take the Earth to make one full rotation

Answer 10

24 hours

Question 11

how many degrees does the Earth spin in one hour

Answer 11

15 degrees

Question 12

what direction does the sun rise

Answer 12

East

Question 13

What direction does the sun set

Answer 13

West

Question 14

True or False: All time zones are the exact same size

Answer 14

False, they are modified to fir around cities, states, and country borders, and other key sites

Question 15

How many time zones are there in the world

Answer 15

24 time zones

Question 16

Which direction do you move to add hours to the time

Answer 16

East

Question 17

Which direction do you move to subtract hours to your time

Answer 17

West

Question 18

How many time zones are there in the United States

Answer 18

6 time zones

Question 19

What are the names of the time zones

Answer 19

Mountain time zone, Eastern time zone, Pacific time zone, Alaskan time zone, Central time zone, Hawaiian time zone

Question 20

What is a solar day

Answer 20

The Earth’s rotation from the sun in the sky from noon one day to noon the next day

Question 21

What is a sidereal day

Answer 21

When a certain star rises above the horizon until that same star rises again

Question 22

What are the two main reasons for seasons

Answer 22

The axis tilt and how close earth is to the sun

Question 23

Which two seasons have a solstice

Answer 23

Summer and Winter

Question 24

Which month is the summer solstice

Answer 24

June

Question 25

Which month is the winter solstice

Answer 25

December

Question 26

Which two seasons are equinoxes

Answer 26

Spring and Fall

Question 27

Which month is the spring equinox

Answer 27

March

Question 28

Which month is the Fall equinox

Answer 28

September

Question 29

When is the longest day of the year

Answer 29

During the Summer solstice

Question 30

When is the shortest day of the year

Answer 30

During the winter solstice

Question 31

When are the day almost 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night

Answer 31

During the Spring equinox and the Fall equinox