Gravity
The force that controls the motion of our solar system
What is gravity?
A star that is dense and made up of hot gases
What is the sun?
The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth
What is the crust?
The type of currents that help move the tectonic plates
What is convection?
Energy of motion
What is kinetic energy?
Objects that have orbital paths?
What is planets and moon?
A small object called that orbits the sun in an elliptical orbital path.
What is a comet?
The layer that scientist believe to be a liquid state?
What is the outer core?
When two plates collide, what boundary does it represent?
What is convergent?
Potential energy and kinetic energy combined are classified as-
What is mechanical energy?
Weight is the measure of
What is the force of gravity on an object.
Objects in the sky or in space such as planets, moons and stars
What is celestial objects?
The layer of Earth is most likely made of solid metals
What is the inner core?
When two plates move away from each other-
When a car drives up a hill, what has been increased?
What is potential energy?
What holds the moon in place, orbiting around the Earth?
What is the gravitational pull from the Earth
A ball of gas that produces its own light and heat
What is a star?
A variable that affects the state of matter of Earth's layers
What is pressure?
When two tectonic plates slip past each other, what boundary does it represent?
What is transform?
Where on a roller coaster would the car be located that represents the greatest potential energy?
What is the highest peak?
The gravitational pull of the sun is the greatest in our solar system because it
What has the greatest mass?
The sun together with the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it
What is the solar system?
It distinguishes the different layers of the Earth
What is the properties of the layers?
When one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge
What is subduction?
As a toy car rolls down a ramp the -
What is decreased potential energy and increased kinetic energy?