Water
______________________ is the only substance on Earth that can naturally exist as a solid, liquid, and gas
What is water?
Mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and is held in place by gravity
What is the atmosphere?
Severe snowstorm
What is a blizzard?
Exploding Star
What is a supernova?
Path that planets travel along the sun
What is an orbit?
The cohesive force that pulls molecules on the surface of a liquid together
What is surface tension?
Layer of gas that protects life on Earth from UV radiation
What is the Ozone Layer?
The movement of air under high pressure to an area of low pressure
What is wind?
The entire wavelength range of electromagnetic radiation
What is the electromagnetic spectrum?
This is the large, dynamic storm on Jupiter that currently seems to be shrinking
What is the Great Red Spot?
An area that has been depleted of oxygen by eutrophication
What is a Dead Zone?
Electrically charged particles that have either gained or lost electrons
What are Ions?
The electrical discharge of energy from storm clouds
What is lightning?
Theoretical sphere of icy bodies surrounding the solar system
What is the Oort Cloud?
All planets rotate around an imaginary line called a(n)
What is an axis?
The process where a body of water becomes over enriched with nitrate or phosphate compounds and is depleted of oxygen
What is Eutrophication?
Area around the Earth that is affected by the earth’s magnetic field
What is the magnetosphere?
Visible collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals in the atmosphere
What are clouds?
The sun’s surface which radiates visible light
What is the photosphere?
The largest moon in the solar system?
What is Ganymede?
The loss of water by plants
What is transpiration?
__________________________ is needed for respiration, which is the process that produces energy for life
What is oxygen?
Puffy, white clouds
What are cumulus clouds?
Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere
What is the corona?
This keeps planetary bodies in motion in their orbits
What is Centrifugal Force?