The solar system
This is at the center of our solar system
The sun
The moon phase where it is fully illuminated
Full moon
The primary gas making up the sun
The outer most layer of the earth
The crust
What layer of the earth do the plates sit on
On top of the mantle
A group of stars forming a pattern
constellation
What is the largest mammal
the blue whale
The smallest planet in the solar system
The phase after the New Moon, showing a sliver of light on the right
waxing crescent
What is plant life like in the spring
New plants are blooming and beginning to grow
what are the two types of crust
oceanic, continental
A place where two plates colide
convergent boundary
An icy body that develops a tail when near the sun
comet
The number of continents on earth
7
The largest planet, known for its Great Red Spot
Jupiter
The phase where half of the moon is lit
quarter moon
If it is summer in the southern hemisphere, which direction is the earth tilted?
Away from the sun
The thickest layer of the earth
the mantle
when plates move apart
divergent boundary
small rocky bodies mostly found between mars and jupiter
asteroids
what is the tallest mountain on earth
Mount Everest
The only planet with liquid water on its surface
earth
An event when the Moons shadow blocks the sun
solar eclipse
The shortest day of the year
winter solstice
What are convection currents responsible for and how do they work
tectonic plate movement, as it heats and cools it flows in a circular motion kinda working like a conveyer belt
The theory that explains how earths plates move
plate tectonics
The constellation also known as the Hunter
Orion
The process by which plants convert light energy into food
photosynthesis
The hottest planet
Venus
The moons gravitational pull causes these on earth
The tides
The process that powers the sun
nuclear fusion
the outer core is made of these two molten metals
iron and nickle
constructive
what is an impact crater
a crater left on earth when a space object hits it
What is newtons third law
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
What planet rotates on its side
Uranus
The time it takes for the moon to complete one full cycle
The two days of the year when day and night are equal in length
Equinox
Why is the inner core the most dense
due to the pressure from all the other layers on top of it
What is it called when a force wears away and transports materials somewhere else usually by natural forces (air water ice)
erosion
A sudden burst of energy from a collapsing star
super nova
Name three signs that a chemical reaction has taken place
Gas formation, change in temperature, change in smell, emission of light, a new substance has formed, change in color