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The Tilt of the Earth

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  • How many time zones are there?
    24
  • What is it called when the length of day and night is the same?
    Equinox
  • Which line of latitude divides the earth into a northern and southern hemisphere?
    Equator
  • What does the earth's tilt affect the length of?
    Day and night
  • How many days is the moon's revolution around Earth?
    27 days
  • How many degrees is the earth tilted?
    23.5 degrees
  • How many days does it take for the earth to complete one revolution around the sun?
    365.25 days
  • What is geocentric theory?
    the Earth is at the center of the solar system and the planets and Sun go around it
  • In what direction does the Earth revolve around the sun?
    West to East / anti-clockwise
  • What is the imaginary line running through the center of the Earth?
    axis
  • If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what is it in the southern hemisphere?
    summer
  • How many hours are there in a day?
    24
  • Who is the most famous for pushing heliocentric theory and got in trouble with the Catholic Church?
    Galileo Galilei
  • How many days are in a leap year?
    366
  • What season is it in South Africa when it is summer in Australia?
    Summer
  • Who published a book on heliocentric theory shortly before his death?
    Nicholas Copernicus
  • How many days is the lunar (moon) phase cycle?
    29.5 days
  • if it is spring in the northern hemisphere, what is it in the southern hemisphere?
    fall/autumn
  • The hottest temperatures on Earth are found around the _______.
    equator
  • What season is it in England when it is summer in South Africa?
    Winter
  • What causes the seasons?
    Earth's tilt
  • What is it called when one hemisphere has the LONGEST number of hours of daylight and the opposite hemisphere has the SHORTEST number of daylight hours?
    Solstice
  • In which direction does the earth rotate?
    West to East / anti-clockwise
  • The Earth rotates on its _____.
    axis