Planets
Where are the planets located?
In the Solar System.
What is the Biosphere?
It is where life exists, and it is made of many ecosystems.
What is a natural hazard?
It is an extreme event that causes damage and disaster.
What is the Equator?
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
How long is one year on Earth?
365 days.
What is the Sun?
A giant ball of gas that emits light and heat.
What is the Atmosphere?
It is a mixture of gases, and it is where weather happens.
Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
What are the poles?
The extreme north and south points of the Earth's axis.
What are the four seasons?
Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn.
What is the order of the eight planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is the Hydrosphere?
It contains all of Earth's water.
What natural hazards happen in the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere?
Tsunamis, Tornados, Hurricanes, Floods, Droughts, and Wildfires.
What is the Earth's axis?
An imaginary line on which the Earth spins. It is tilted.
What is a map?
A flat representation of the Earth or part of the Earth.
What do satellites and comets travel around?
Satellites travel around a planet. Comets travel around the Sun.
What is the Geosphere?
It is made of rocks and minerals. It is the surface and interior of the Earth.
What is a drought?
When does daytime happen on Earth?
It is daytime on the side of the Earth that faces the Sun.
What is are the five parts of a map?
Compass rose, texts, title, scale, and key.
What are the two types of planetary motion?
Rotation and revolution.
What are the four layers of the Geosphere?
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core.
What is a flood?
When heavy rains cause a body of water to overflow.
When does night-time happen on Earth?
It is night-time on the side of the Earth that does not face the Sun.
What is a compass rose?
It shows us where north, south, east, and west are.