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21 Cards in this Set
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Shape of Earth's orbit.
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ellipse
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The three main features of the moon are ______,________,_________.
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high lands, Maria, and craters
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When the sun is directly over this an equinox occurs.
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equator
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_______ occurs when the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator or whe the North Pole is turned 23.5 degrees towards the sun.
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solstice
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Discuss the four different evolution theories about the moon.
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- Co-Accretion- The moon formed the same way the earth did by the same super nova
- Fission- Moon split off from Earth - Cature- Moon was formed else where and then captured by our gravity -Impact- Moon was giant asteroid that was size of Mars and hit earth. Pacific? |
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Longest day in the Northern Hemisphere is called the_____________
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Summer Solstice
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The broad, smooth lowland plains on the moon are called
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Maria
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At _________, the point of the moon's orbit is farthest from earth.
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Apogee
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Does the moon have an atmosphere?
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No
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Our planet is at a _________ angle.
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23.5
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Name at least one planet that does not have a season.Why?
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Mercury, Venus, or Jupiter. Because they are not on a tilt.
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The moon rotates on it's axis every_____
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27.3
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WWhich way does the earth rotate?
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counter-clockwise
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Solstice
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- "sun and stop"
- sun reaches highest point in sky |
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Summer Solstice
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- longest day in Northern Hemisphere
- shortest day in Southern Hemisphere |
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Winter Solstice
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- shortest day in Northern Henisphere
- longest day in Southern Hemisphere |
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Why do stars shine?
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In the core of a star hydrogen fuses with helium in a process called nuclear fusion.
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Name all 7 continents in alphabetical order and generally classify them.
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1. Africa- 2nd largest, Mt.Kilimanjaro- highset stand alone mountain
2. Antarctica- 5th largest, large plateau, South Pole, most of fresh water, coldest, no countries, highest elevated. 3. Asia- Largest, largest plateau (Tebettin Plateau), dead sea (lowest), largest mountain. 4. Australia- smallest, 1 country, Ayers Rock 5. 2nd smallest, Alps (eurasian melanesian) 6. North America- 3rd largest, Rocky Mountains (Circum Pacific Belt), Death Valley, Mt. Mckinley 7. South America- largest Rain Forest, longest mountain system: Andes (Circum Pacific Mountain Belt) |
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Name the eight phases of the moon.
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New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibous, Full Moon, Waning Gibous, Last Quarter, and Waning Crescent.
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Name the Five classification types of stars.
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Giant, Super Giaint, Main Sequence (90%), White Dwarf, and Neutron.
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Sketch the 7 atomspheric layers and key features at each layer.
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1.troposphere-all the weather
2.stratosphere-jet stream, ozone: 32km 3.Mesosphere-meteors destroyed, coldest 4.Ionosphere-ions and radio waves 5.Exosphere-satellites 6.Thermosphere-uppermost layer, hottest |
