Where is planet Earth?
What is located at the center of the Solar System?
The sun
__ __ are extreme natural events that can cause severe damage or disasters.
Natural hazards
The __ is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into two halves: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
The sun rises in the __ and sets in the __.
east; west
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It takes __ hours for the Earth to spin once on its __. This is one day.
24; axis
Which sphere is this: all the Earth's water (oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, clouds, groundwater)
hydrosphere
The Earth's __ is an imaginary line on which the Earth spins. It is tilted.
axis
The __ face of a mountain is the shady side. The __ face is the sunny side.
north; south
Blue!
Rotation or revolution: The Earth takes 365 days, or one year, to travel around the Sun.
revolution
Name the natural hazard: __ happen when heavy rain causes a body of water to overflow.
Floods
Define map.
flat representations of the Earth or of a part of the Earth
A __ is a tool with a magnetized needle. The needle moves until it points to north.
compass
What is Jules's dog's name?
Moose!
Name the planets in order from the Sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What are the four major spheres that make up Earth?
the atmosphere (gases), the hydrosphere (water), the geosphere (rocks and minerals), and the biosphere (living things)
Define globe
a sphere that shows the Earth on a much smaller scale, like a miniature planet
Name one thing we can use maps for.
- to develop geographic information systems
- to find our way
What region of the United States is Jules from (West, East, or South)? Bonus points if you remember the state.
The East coast (New Jersey).
__ are celestial bodies that travel around a planet.
__ are celestial bodies with a tail that travel around the Sun.
satellites; comets
What three layers make up the geosphere?
the crust, the mantle, and the core
The __ shows how distance on the map is related to real distance.
scale
Define compass rose.
an element on a map that helps us to find north, south, east and west on a map
Think of a word that you know in English. If I can't translate it to Spanish, you get the points.
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