Earth and Space 1
the smallest planet in our solar system is? (real planet)
mercury
The largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
The ocean that has the deepest place on earth
Pacific Ocean
I think the sunken titanic here lol (like have people even seen the movie why did they still get on the ship?)
The farthest planet from the sun
Neptune
The largest and flattest part of the ocean floor
abyssal plains
(sounds cool)
How long it takes earth to rotate on its axis once
24 hrs
you goon? yes or no
yes
The Earth takes 365.25 to make one of these around the sun
a revolution
If the moon is in a waning phase, what is it doing?
getting smaller
the part of the ocean floor where you would go if you want to wade into the water at the beach
continental shelf
the phase of the moon that looks very dark, you might not even be able to see it when it is in this phase
new moon
What season is it in the southern hemisphere when it is autumn in the northern hemisphere?
spring
What vocabulary word means any object that revolves around another object in space? They can be man-made or natural.
satellite
yorkshire tea yes or no
YES
- from the spiffing brit
3 factors that change as you move deeper into the ocean
temperature
light
pressure
(acceptable also: salt content of water)
a large ball of burning gas that produces its own heat and light in outer space
star
the PATH that an object takes around an object in space
an orbit
The eight planets, and their moons, comets and asteroids that all revolve around the sun make up our what?
solar system
The star at the center of our solar system
the sun
Acceptable answer:
thing that power solar panel
Of the 4 spheres of our planet, which sphere is made up of all the living organisms (trees, plants, bugs, humans, cows, bacteria, and even poison ivy)
biosphere
how long does it take for the moon to go through all its phases once
28-29 days
acceptable answer: about a month
the force that holds planets in orbit around the sun
gravity
When the moon seems to be growing larger every night, it is what? waxing or waning?
waxing
Which planet is the 6th one from the sun?
Saturn
Waves don't carry water, they carry ______.
energy