Mapping and Frame of Reference Day/Night and Seasons Time Zones Vocabulary
100
What is a natural feature?
A tree is an example of this type of feature on a map.
100
What is half?
This is the amount of the Earth that is illuminated by the sun at any given time.
100
What is Maine?
This is the U.S. state that first experiences sunrise.
100
What is the horizon?
This is the point at which the Earth appears to meet the sky.
200
What is a human-made feature?
A freeway is an example of this type of feature on a map.
200
What is the winter solstice?
This is the term that describes the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere.
200
What is Hawaii?
This is the state in the U.S. that is the last to experience sunrise.
200
What is rotation?
This is the term that describes spinning in a circular manner.
300
What is elevation?
This is the term used to describe distance above the Earth.
300
What is the Earth's tilt?
This is the mechanism that causes the seasons to occur.
300
What is 10:00am?
When it's 8:00am in Oakland, this is the time it is in MinnesotaCity.
300
What is the equator?
This is 0 degrees latitude.
400
What is 10,000,000 meters?
This is the approximate elevation at which we can see the entire Earth in space.
400
What is 46,000km; he was 6,000km off
This was Eratosthenes' approximate measurement of the Earth.
400
What is 10:19am?
When it's 7:19pm in Sweden, it's this time in Oakland.
400
What is Mar 21 and Sep 21.
These are two days when day and night are the same length.






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