1ºESO BILINGUAL: THE EARTH´S MOVEMENTS

HOMEWORK
Copy the following questions in your notebook and answer them with information of the book:

1. - Name the two ways in which the Earth moves: 
2. - Define Rotation 
3. - What is the name of the imaginary line on which the Earth rotates? 
4. - How is the Earth axis? 
5. - Where does the Earth axis run through? 
6. - Explain what causes days and nights. 
7. - Define revolution 
8. - How long does it take to the Earth to complete one revolution? 
9. - How many days has a calendar year? 
10. - Why do we add one day to the month of February every 4 years? 
11. - What´s the name of the year with 366 days? 
12. - Why do the Sun´s rays hit the Earth differently? 
13. - What is the consecuence of the Earth revolving around the Sun? 
14. - Are the seasons in Northern and Southern Hemispheres the same? Explain it. 
15. - In which cardinal point does the Sun rise? 
16. - In which cardinal point does the Sun set? 
17. - Name the four cardinal points. 
18. - What is a compass used for? 
19. - What do the magnetised needles of the compass point to?