Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch. 30 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many standard time zones are there? | |
| Why will a satellite stay in orbit? | |
| What type of waves can be detected on the side of earth OPPOSITE of an earthquake? | |
| What do P Waves travel the fastest through? | |
| What does the weight of an object on earth depend on? | |
| What season does the northern hemisphere experience when it is summer in the southern hemisphere? | |
| Rays of sun that hit the earth at ___ degrees produce the greatest amount of heat on the earth. | |
| When the south pole tilts towards the sun what season is it in the northern hemisphere? | |
| What % of the earth's hydroshpere is made up of salt water from the ocean? | |
| Where do seismic waves come from? | |
| The mass of an object is defined by what? | |
| What is the outmost zone of the Earth made up of? | |
| Describe the magnetoshpere? | |
| What 2 gases mostly make up the earths atmosphere? | |
| Seismic waves increase in speed when they enter what? | |
| When does the area south of the Antarctic Circle experience 24 hours of darkness? | |
| What is it called when a satellite passes over a different portion of the earth during each revolution? | |
| What are satellites in the geosynchronous orbit mostly used for? | |
| What is it called when the earth is in the farthest point in its orbit from the sun? | |
| What primarily determines the speed needed to keep a satellite in order? | |
| What causes tides? | |
| What is a spring tide? what causes it to occur? | |
| What is a neap tide and what causes it to occur? | |
| Name the planets that don't have any moons? | |
| When does a new moon occur? | |
| How much sunlight is blocked in the umbra? | |
| Is the moon increasing or decreasing when it is waning? | |
| What is the theory of how the moon was formed? | |
| Is there gravity on the moon? | |
| Are there craters on the moons of Mars? | |
| What side of the moon faces the earth? | |
| Where are lunar eclipses visible from on Earth? | |
| Is the apparent magnitude of the moon greater than any star besides our sun? | |
| How many days does it take the moon to revolve around the earth? | |
| Why doe s the same side of the moon always face Earth? | |
| A long deep channel in the moon is called a what? | |
| What is a body that orbits another body called? | |
| Name a moon on Pluto? | |
| Based on the "giant Impact theory" on the origin of the moon, the moon was once part of what? | |
| What are the changing shapes on the moon as viewed from earth? | |
| What phase is the moon when the unlit side faces earth? | |
| What was the name of the first artificial satellite? | |
| What is it called when the moon crosses the plane of the earth's orbit when the moon is between the earth and the sun? | |
| What phase is the moon when there is only a small portion showing and it's getting smaller? | |
| What are the systems that measure the passage of time? | |
| What type of eclipse is rare and cannot be seen by very many people? | |
| What time is required for the earth to complete one revolution or orbit around the sun? | |
| Th Galilean moons orbit which planet? | |
| In what period of time does the moon go through a complete cycle or phase? | |
| Draw and labels all the part of a lunar eclipse. | |
| Draw and label the sun, moon, earth and you at midnight during the "first quarter" phase of the moon. | |
| Draw and labels earth's view of the moon as it changes from new to full. |
Created by:
ericafarmer5
Popular Earth Science sets