Earth Systems and Subdivisions
The layer of gases that surround earth.
What is the atmosphere?
The third planet from the sun
What is earth?
The amount of days it takes for earth to make a complete orbit around the sun.
What is 365.24 days?
The name of Chapter 1.
What is Earth in Space?
The two systems of earth that make up the earth's water and rigid outer layer.
What are the hydrosphere and lithosphere?
The model that believes the sun is at the center of the solar system.
What is the heliocentric model?
The point where an asteroid, planet, or comet is closest to the sun is called this.
What is perihelion?
The date of your first quiz.
What is August 25th?
This is how the bioshphere interacts with the atmoshpere.
Living organisms on earth need oxygen to survive is an example of what systems interacting?
These four planets are known as the "gas giants" due to their size and the fact they are largely composed of gases.
What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
This occurs on December 21 in the Northern Hemishphere.
What is winter solstice?
Every Monday these are due.
What are your weekly study guides?
The most abundant gas in the atmosphere making up 78%.
What is nitrogen?
The earth-centered model that believed stars revolved around the earth.
What is the geocentric model?
The two primary reasons why it is hotter in the summer.
What is the fact that the sun is in the sky for a longer period of time and the sun is higher in the sky?
The amount of siblings Ms. B has.
What is three?
The three subdivisions of earth science.
What is geology, oceanography, and meterology?
He recorded in Psalm 8:3-4
When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?
Who is King David?
These are the tropics.
What are the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer?
What is Belmont University?