29.2

Question 1

time zones

Answer 1

any one of 24 longitudinal strips on Earth about 15 wide on Earth;s surface in which local time is the same.

Question 2

rotation

Answer 2

Spinning of Earths on its axis; used to measure time in days

Question 3

revolution

Answer 3

motion of Earth around the Sun, used in measure time in years

Question 4

ecliptic

Answer 4

path of Earths orbit around the Sun; from Earth, seen as the oath the Sun travels across the Zodiac

Question 5

solstice

Answer 5

occurs twice a year in June and December, when Earth´s rotational axis is tilted the most toward, or the most away, from the sun

Question 6

equinox

Answer 6

occurs twice a year in March and September, when Earth´s rotational axis is perpendicular to a line connecting the cent of Earth to the center of the Sun