ISC Chapter 14

Ancient Greeks proposed that the Earth was a sphere because they

How many standard time zones are there?

The movement of the Earth around the Sun is called

Which location on Earth has the greatest rotational velocity?

Tides are not influenced by

The early civilization that was known to keep time was the

At the summer solstice, the sun is

A person crossing the international date line towards the west on May 31 would find the date changed to

California is in what time zone?

Two sundials are located 1000 mi apart and display the same time of day. What must be true about their location?

The people of South Africa will experience the summer solstice on about

The Moon revolves around the Earth in

The Earth is positioned between the sun and the moon in a nearly straight line. This positioning results in a(n)

26,000 years from now, which star will be the North Star?

From which exact point on the Earth's surface wouldyou have to be for every direction to be north?

The total number of possible latitude lines is

An astronaut on the Moon during a lunar eclipse would observe her surrounding moonscape to appear

The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth can be demonstrated by

As the Moon's orbit increases, which will eventually be true?

The plane of the Earth's orbit is called the

The Earth's axis points towards the

September 23 is the approximate date of the

The spinning of a planet on its axis, an imaginary line through its poles, is called

The consistent tilt and the orientation of the Earth's axis as it moves around its orbit is responsible for

The North Pole points towards the Sun during the

The winter solstice occurs on approximately what date?

The spring equinox is also called the

Experimental proof that the Earth rotates on its axis was demonstrated by the

The shape of the Earth is described as

The north to south reference point for the Earth is the

The distance from the equator to a point on a parallel is called

The referent meridian is the

Time is not measured by

The movement of the Sun across the celestial meridianis defined as

Clocks and watches are set to measure a uniform standard time based on

At the winter solstice, the sun is directly over the

The time required for the Earth to move around its orbit so that the Sun is again in the same position relative to the stars is called the

The calendar system now in use to stay in step with the seasons was first designed by the

The time period from one new moon to the next new moon is called