Quiz 4.2

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  • earth's rotation - gives us the daily alternation of day and night
  • as it rotates, parts of the earth move into the position facing the sun which we call day
  • slowly moves back into the shadow which we call night
  • complete rotation - from sunrise to the next sunrise or from sunset to next sunset.
  • year - complete revolution around the sun
  • a year is equivalent to 365 earth rotations or solar days
  • the earth rotates from west to east
  • sun rises in the east
  • sun sets in the west
  • The highest point of the sun is its zenith. It is the highest altitude
  • The altitude of the sun is higher during the hot months
  • the earth slants from the vertical at an angle of 23.5 degrees
  • tilt - one of the most important characteristics of the Earth
  • Days are longer during the summer months and nights are shorter
  • In the cold months, we have shorter days and longer nights
  • The varied amount of sunlight cause the changes of the seasons
  • The equator receives direct rays of light all year round
  • spring and fall equinox - axis tipped neither nor away
  • winter solstice - axis tipped away
  • summer solstice - axis tilted towards sun
  • The Philippines is locate above the Equator (4áµ’ North and 21áµ’ North)
  • Our country’s average temperature ranges from 25áµ’C to 32áµ’C
  • The average humidity in the country is around 77%
  • tag-araw = march - may
  • tag-ulan = june - october
  • tag-lamig = november to february
  • May is the hottest month and January is the coldest
  • Climate classifications were made based on the amount of rainfall for a particular area
  • Type I – There are two pronounce seasons, wet and dry seasons
  • Type II – There is no dry season
  • Type III – The seasons are not very distinct
  • Type IV – Rainfall is spread throughout the year
  • january 20, 1955 - A total solar eclipse occurred. It lasted for about 7 minutes
  • moon's distance from Earth is 384 000 kilometers
  • moon's diameter is 3 474 km
  • Earth's diameter is 12 742 km
  • moon orbits the earth for 27.3 days
  • moon has 8 phases
  • sun's diameter of 1 391 000 kilometers
  • sun - It is a huge light source so both earth and moon have shadows that extend far our into space