Earth's Spheres
MISC
SPACE
CAREER
SCOBEE
100
What are the 4 spheres of the Earth?
Geosphere, Biosphere, Hydrosphere/Cyrosphere, Atmosphere
100
What day is the field trip?
Leal & Terrell Wells: January 11th Harlandale & Kingsborough: January 13th
100
What is the name of the satellite where astronaut conduct experiments in space?
International Space Station
100
Which scientist studies photosynthesis?
Biologist
100
Which team needs to understand photosynthesis?
BIO or Biology team
200
Which sphere comes from the Greek word for 'life'?
Which sphere comes from the Greek word for 'life'?
200
What are the two roles you will have for the Scobee Earth Odyssey Mission?
Mission Control and ISS Astronauts
200
How is the ISS powered?
Solar panels
200
Which career can include designing, assembling, and launching a satellite?
Aerospace Engineer
200
Which team studies polar ice caps?
CRYO or Cryology team
300
What is the difference between the cryosphere and the hydrosphere?
Cryosphere is solid water / Hydrosphere is liquid water
300
On which college campus is the Scobee Planetarium?
San Antonio College (SAC)
300
Name one function of a satellite.
Communications, Navigation, Weather Forecasting, Environmental Monitoring, Defense
300
Which scientist studies volcanoes?
Geologist
300
Which team studies the hydrosphere?
Ocean team
400
How does the hydrosphere and geosphere interact?
Hydrosphere erodes parts of the geosphere
400
What will happen to global temperature if polar caps keep melting?
Increase. Ice reflects more heat back into space so less ice means more heat stays on Earth.
400
Why do scientists monitor solar flares?
Can cause damage to satellites.
400
What scientist studies the overall makeup of the Earth's energy?
Physicist
400
Which team studies solar flares?
Space Weather
500
What percent are nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%). Credit for getting within 5 percentage points.
500
Name one way humans add CO2 (a greenhouse gas) to the atmosphere.
Drive a car, use electricity, factories, burn fossil fuels
500
What is the second part of the Space Club Oath?
I promise to try my best and always do the right thing.
500
What is the difference between science and engineering?
Science is about observation, and engineering is about design or creating new things.
500
Name all the teams for the Scobee Mission.
COM, SAT, BIO, ATMO, GEO, OCEAN, SPACE WEATHER, CRYO, ENERGY
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