Vocabulary
What does "rotation" mean?
To spin.
Which word means "a long path where water, lava, or other liquid flows"?
Channel
The sun is a planet.
True or False
False.
Star
Which rocky planet has ice at its poles.
Mars
This sphere includes the oceans and lakes of a planet.
Hydrosphere
What does biosphere mean?
“All of the living things on a planet, including plants, humans and bacteria.”?
Which word means “Any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars.”?
Rocky Planet
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Moutain, channel or sand dune.
vary
This sphere includes all of the living things on a planet.
Biosphere
What does atmosphere mean?
“The mixture of gasses surrounding a planet.
Which word means “Having the conditions necessary to support life.”?
Habitable
List all four rocky planets.
What is another name for the rocky planets?
Inner Plantets
This sphere includes the solid part of a rocky planet like rocks or the ground.
Geosphere
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?
Rotation means "to spin" and revolution means "to go around another object."
Which word means "A natural event that changes the Earth’s surface such as flowing water or flowing lava"?
Geologic Process
List the gas giants
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus and Saturn
This sphere includes the mixture of gases that surround a planet.
Atmosphere
Which words describes the path that a planet travels around the sun. It is similar to revolution.
Orbit
Which word means “ A natural shape on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or volcano “?
Landform
Describe the way the Earth moves.
The Earth rotates and revolves around the Sun at the same time.
What are the 2 geological processes that could've formed the channel on Mars?
Flowing water or flowing lava.
The biosphere requires water to drink (for animals) and for the growth of plants.