QUESTIONS 41 



What was discovered in the experiment with the globe and the 

 light? 



How have the movements of the earth around the sun, its rota- 

 tion on its axis, and the direction of its axis, affected the conditions 

 of your life? 



Why do we have winter in the northern hemisphere when the 

 earth is nearest the sun ? 



If a man should leave Cairo, Egypt, on June 21 and travel slowly 

 to Cape Town, reaching there on Dec. 21, what changes of season 

 would he experience? 



How is the length of the day determined? If it were noon 

 Thursday, Sept. 30, with you, what would be the day and date at 

 Yokohama ? 



What are the advantages of Standard Time ? 



What are the reasons for the establishment of an International 

 Date Line? 



If it is twelve o'clock local time at your home, w T hat time is it at 

 Paris? At Honolulu? 



Why is the magnetism of the earth of so much use to man? 



