Vocabulary
Is the completion of one spin around Earth's axis.
Rotation
How many degrees is the Earth tilted?
~23 degrees
Which of the 4 systems work together?
A. Only the atmosphere and the hydrosphere
B. They all work together.
C. None of them work together. They only work separately.
They all work together. :)
Name and label the layers of the Earth
inner core, outer core, mantle and crust
What is the blue planet called
Earth
Revolution
Is the Earth's complete orbit around the sun
1) Tilt of the Earth
2) Earth's position in orbit
What causes the earth's seasons?
Geosphere examples
What earth system means the land that makes up Earth such as soil and rock.
What would happen if the amount of 1 or more of the Earth’s gases was
increased or decreased?
A. Everything would burn up and die even if it changed by a little amount.
B. If it decreased everything would die, but if it increased it would make everything healthier.
C. It wouldn’t make any difference.
A. Everything would burn up and die even if it changed by a little amount.
The sun is known as a __________
Star
Equinox
What has about 12 hours of daylight and darkness?
Where on Earth is it like summer all year round?
Equator
Which gases make up the atmosphere?
nitrogen, oxygen and other trace gases
5. Where is most of Earth’s 70% of water found?
A. In the clouds.
B. In groundwater and lakes.
C. In the oceans.
Oceans
What are a group of stars that form patterns?
Constellations
hydrosphere
Which earth system means water that makes up the Earth such as oceans, lakes, rivers, glaciers and streams.
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere, what is it like in the southern hemisphere?
Winter
How does the atmosphere affect the geosphere?
Erosion/weathering
Where does the sun rise and where does the sun set? North, South, West or East
Sun rises in the East and sets in the West
What is another name for Polaris?
The north star
What is made up of tiny water or ice droplets in the air usually high above the land/oceans?
Clouds
What does "The day of the midnight sun?" mean?
Alaska receiving 22 hours of daylight in the summer.
Pick a plant or animal and draw and label ways the biosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere interact
Answer varies
Why is the shadow is long and narrow in the morning and evening?
Depends on the sun's location in the sky
Draw and label a model that explains what causes the sun to appear and move across the sky? What causes day and night and what makes up a year?
See page 53 of journal