Word Bank Meridian Peru Sun 24 Confusing Longitude Straight International Date Line West West Zone Time zones are based on the position of the and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime. It takes the Earth about hours to make one rotation. This causes day

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Meridian
Peru
Sun
24
Confusing
Longitude
Straight
6
International Date Line
West
West
Zone
Time zones are based on the position of the
It takes the Earth about
hours to make one rotation. This causes day
and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime.
Lines of
are also called meridians. This word came from the Latin word for midday. The sun crosses the meridians or
Transcribed Image Text:Word Bank Meridian Peru Sun 24 Confusing Longitude Straight 6 International Date Line West West Zone Time zones are based on the position of the It takes the Earth about hours to make one rotation. This causes day and night. When one side of the Earth is turned toward the sun, it is day. On the other side of the Earth, it is nighttime. Lines of are also called meridians. This word came from the Latin word for midday. The sun crosses the meridians or
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