BASICS OF SPACE
NAME THE TWO MOVEMENTS OF THE EARTH
REVOLUTION AND ROTATION
IS THE SUN A STAR OR A PLANET?
IT´S A STAR!
WHAT IS A MOON?
A MOON IS A LARGE ROUND OBJECT THAT CIRCLES A PLANET, REFLECTING LIGHT FROM THE SUN (THEY DON´T SHINE AS STARS)
WHAT IS "GEOLOGIC TIME"?
THE MILLIONS OF YEARS SINCE THE PLANET EARTH BEGAN DEVELOPING UNTIL NOW
THIS ERA WAS CALLED "THE AGE OF REPTILES"
MESOZOIC
EXPLAIN REVOLUTION MOVEMENT AND HOW LONG IT TAKES
THE EARTH MOVES AROUND THE SUN
TAKES 365 / 366 DAYS
WHAT IS A STAR?
A STAR IS A HUGE CELESTIAL BODY THAT PRODUCES LIGHT AND HEAT
WHAT IS AN ASTEROID?
SMALL ROCKY OBJECT REVOLVING AROUND THE SUN THAT LOOKS LIKE A POINT OF LIGHT
WHAT DO GEOLOGISTS STUDY?
THE STRUCTURE AND HISTORY OF THE EARTH BY STUDYING ROCKS AND FOSSILS
THIS ERA WAS CALLED "THE AGE OF MARINE LIFE"
PALEOZOIC
EXPLAIN ROTATION MOVEMENT AND HOW LONG IT TAKES
EARTH´S MOVEMENT AROUND ITS AXIS
TAKES 24 HOURS
WHAT IS A CONSTELLATION?
A CONSTELLATION IS A GROUP OF STARS
WHAT IS A COMET?
A LARGE OBJECT MADE FROM DUST AND ICE THAT ORBITS THE SUN. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A TAIL
WHAT ARE THE THREE GEOLOGIC ERAS FROM THE PHANEROZOIC EON?
PALEOZOIC, MESOZOIC, CENOZOIC
THIS ERA WAS CALLED "THE AGE OF MAMMALS"
EXPLAIN WHAT WAS THE "BIG BANG"
A GIANT EXPLOSION OF MATTER AND ENERGY THAT CREATED THE UNIVERSE
WHAT IS A PLANET?
A PLANET IS A CELESTIAL BODY THAT ORBITS AROUND THE SUN
WHAT IS A METEOR?
SMALL PIECE OF AN ASTEROID OR COMET THAT ENTERS THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE EARTH
HOW DO WE CALL THE TIME BEFORE THE PHANEROZOIC EON?
PRECAMBRIAN
IN THIS ERA THERE WERE THE ICE AGES
CENOZOIC
MENTION THE 6 STAGES OF THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
1 BIG BANG
2 GIANT CLOUD OF GAS (SUPER HOT)
3 CLOUD GREW (GOT COLDER AND CONDENSATED)
4 UNIVERSE BEGAN TO FORM
5 GALAXIES (AND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM) FORMED
NAME ALL THE PLANETS OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE (AND maybe PLUTO)
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A METEOR AND A METEORITE?
THAT A METEOR IS A SMALL PIECE OF A COMET OR ASTEROID THAT ENTERS THE ATMOSPHERE, BUT WE CALL IT A METEORITE IF IT FALLS TO THE EARTH
ORDER THE FOLLOWING TERMS IN RELATION TO HOW LONG THEY ARE (LONGER TO SHORTER)
AGE - ERA - EPOCH - EON - PERIOD
EON - ERA - PERIOD - EPOCH - AGE
THE FIRST HUMANS APPEARED DURING THE NEOGENE EPOCH, TRUE OR FALSE?
TRUE