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Homework:
10/29 - Copy and define vocabulary words in NB
1. The westerlies are west-to-east winds that dominate
the middle latitudes of both hemispheres on Earth. These winds blow between 35
degrees and 55 degrees of latitude.
2. The trade winds (also called the trades) are strong
easterly winds that blow through the tropics and subtropics. They blow from the
northeast in the Northern Hemisphere and from the southeast in the Southern
Hemisphere.
3. The sextant is an astronomical instrument that is
used to determine latitude for navigation. It does this by measuring angular
distances, like the altitude of the sun, moon and stars. The sextant was
invented independently in both England and America in 1731. The sextant
replaced the astrolabe.
The word sextant comes from the Latin word meaning “one
sixth.”
4. Rapids are parts of a river that are shallow,
rocky, and have strong currents.
5. A pole star is a star that is located almost due
north or due south, which makes it useful for navigation. Polaris is the pole
star of the Northern Hemisphere. There is no pole star for the Southern
Hemisphere; the constellation Crux, however, is around the south celestial
pole.
6.
A glacier is a slowly-moving river of snow and ice.
