Abeka 8th grade Science (Earth and Space) quiz 36

Capricorn

The tropics are bound on the south by an imaginary circle called the Tropic of _ ? ___

equinoxes

The yearly path of the sun intersects the celestial equator at two points called the _ ? ___ .

two UTC

The mean solar time at the Prime Meridian is called ?

12 - hour

The system in which the day is divided into a.m. and p.m. is called ___?___ time .

meridian

The full circle on the celestial sphere that connects both celestial poles and passes directly over the observer is the ___ ? ___

A.D.

Which of the following means " in the year of our Lord " ?

Gregorian calendar

Which calendar eliminated leap years for all century years except those evenly divisible by 400 ?

summer

What Northern - Hemisphere season begins with the June solstice ?

mean solar day

What is the average length of time between two upper transits of the sun ?

Frigid Zone

What climate zone annually experiences at least one day of darkness and one day of daylight ?