Our Solar System
The planet with the largest volcano in the Solar System
Mars
What's a dwarf planet?
A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is round, but doesn't have enough mass to clear it's surroundings.
What is glacial drift?
The general term for all of the materials carried and deposited by a glacier.
What continent has the most countries?
Africa
Which model of our solar system has Earth in the center?
Geocentric model.
What dwarf planet isn't a perfect sphere?
(Haumea.)
What is loess?
Thick deposits
What two oceans surround Africa?
Indian Ocean and Atlantis Ocean.
What's centripetal force?
The inward force required to keep an object moving in a circular path.
What are long-period comets?
Comets that originate in the Oort Cloud?
What is L.A.M.M.
It's lithosphere, athenosphere, methosphere, and mantle.
What island is southwest of Africa?
Madagsacar.
What's prograde and retrograde rotation?
Prograde rotation is counterclockwise rotation and retrograde is clockwise rotation.
What is coma?
A spherical cloud of gas and dust that comes of a nucleus of a comet.
What is an alluvial fan?
A fan-shaped deposit that forms on dry land.
What are the 6 different regions of Africa?
North Africa, The Sahara, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, Southern African.
Name three rovers that landed on Mars.
Curiosity, Opportunity, and Spirit.
What is Quaoar?
A KBO that is 43 AU from the Sun. It is around 1,260 km in diameter and has one satellite.
What is a delta?
Streams often deposit loads in a fan- shaped pattern.
What is the biggest country in Africa?
Algeria.
What main rivers are in Ancient Mesoptamia.
Euhrates and Tigris River.