Earth
How long is a day on Earth? How long is a year?
A day on Earth is 24 hours and a year on Earth is 365 and 1/4 days.
What are the phases of the moon caused by?
Moon phases are caused by changes in the positions of the moon, Earth, and Sun. They depend on how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth.
What does the solar system consist of?
The solar system consists of the Sun and the eight planets and several types of smaller bodies
How many seasons are there? What are their names?
There are four seasons called winter, summer, spring, and fall.
What is the atmosphere?
The atmosphere is a layer of gases that surrounds the Earth.
What is the top most layer on Earth
How long is a revolution around Earth for the moon?
29 days
What are the two categories of planets
Inner planets and Outer planets
What causes the seasons to occur?
Earth's tilt.
What is climate change?
Climate change is a long term change in average weather conditions.
What is the largest layer of the Earth called?
The mantle
What force united the debris eventually creating the moon?
Gravity
Which planet has the greatest amount of moons.
Saturn with 82
What is the difference between an equinox and a solstice?
An equinox is the time when the days are the length around the world while a solstice is either the longest day of the year or the shortest.
What is the greenhouse effect? How does it effect Earth's average temperature?
The greenhouse effect is a natural process by which the atmosphere traps energy from the Sun. Warms the Earth's surface to a temperature above hat it would be if Earth did not have an atmosphere.
What are the three plate boundaries called?
Divergent, Convergent, and Transform.
What was the object called that created the moon?
Theia
What is the giant cloud of gas that created the solar system?
Solar Nebula
What planet also has seasons?
Mars
How are humans intensifying the greenhouse effect? What are the actives that cause this.
Humans are causing C02 levels to rise. This is caused by burning fossil fuels, vehicle emissions, deforestation, and urbanization.
How are mountains formed?
Mountains are formed when pieces of Earth's crust—called plates—smash against each other in a process called plate tectonics, and buckle up.
What are the moon phases in order?
New moon, Waxing crescent, First quarter, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning gibbous, Third quarter, Waning crescent.
Name the correct order of all the planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
When do the solstices occur? When do the equinoxes occur?
The solstices occur on June 21 and December 21. The equinoxes occur on March 21 and September 21.
What are all of the gases in Earths atmosphere.
Nitrogen(78%), Oxygen(21%), H20(<1%), CH4 (<1%), and C02(<1%)