Solar System
What consists of the sun, eight planets, and several types of smaller bodies?
The Solar System
What are the four layers of the earth?
crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core
Tectonic plates are...
broken pieces of the lithosphere
How many phases does the moon have?
8
Which season has the longest amount of day time?
Summer
What are the three inner planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
What are the 2 types of crust in the earth's layers?
oceanic and continental
What was Pangaea?
A supercontinent with all continents combined, theory by Alfred Wegener.
What are the two types of eclipses caused by the moon?
Lunar and Solar
What season would it be if the northern hemisphere of earth tilted equally to the sun?
Spring or fall
What are the 4 other types of solar system objects?
dwarf planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
Which layer of earth is the thickest?
the mantle
What are the three ways tectonic plates move?
divergent, convergent, and transform
What phase of the moon is it when you cannot see any pieces of the moon/all black?
A new moon.
On what day is the winter solstice?
December 21
What planet rotates vertically instead of sideways?
Uranus
Silicates make up the Earth's....
crust
What 3 types of evidence did Alfred have to backup his theory?
How many days does it take for the moon to rotate around on its axis?
27.3 days
On what day is the fall equinox?
September 21
Which planets are large, have low densities, and have a gaseous surface?
the outer planets (jupiter, saturn, neptune, uranus)
The asthenosphere is ...
the upper most part of the mantle
What were Alfred Wegener's 3 main ideas?
Pangaea was all continents together, Pangaea existed 225 million years ago, continents are drifting every year.
Ware the two types of tides caused by the sun and moon?
the spring and neap tides.
What is the cause for the Earth's seasons?