The Earth's rotation in space is the subject of these science flash cards
There are 6 flash cards in this set (1 page to print.)
To use:
1. Print out the cards.
2. Cut along the dashed lines.
3. Fold along the solid lines.
Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| ORBIT | The path followed by an object in space as it moves around another, such as that of earth moves around the sun |
| REVOLUTION | One complete orbit of earth around the sun; Earth completes a revolution every 365 1/4 days |
| AXIS | An imaginary line around which a planet turns; Earth turns around on it's axis which takes about 24 hours to rotate one time |
| ROTATION | The spinning motion of earth, like a top on its axis which runs between its north and south poles |
| LOW LATITUDES | The region between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of capricorn |
| HIGH LATITUDES | The regions between the arctic circle and the north pole and the antarctic ocean and the south pole |
