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5th Planet Earth and other planets rjs
5th Planet Earth and other planets rjs
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Our Solar System, timezones, moon
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Earth is the only planet in our solar system where H20 exists as a solid, liquid and a __.
radiation
ellipse
probe
gas
2
Falling stars are actually _______ burning up in the upper atmosphere.
magnetic fields
moons
meteorids
planets
3
The hydrologic cycle is how water on earths surface _______ constantly.
circlulates
makes rocks
drills
disappears
4
The moon completes one ___ around Earth every 27.3 days.
craters
orbit
collision
debris
5
Philosopher Aristotle and Copernicus both had ____ about the behavior of planets.
goats
cats
dogs
theories
6
Earth spins like a top on an invisible axis, this rotation creates __ on the planet.
days
signs
cars
gravity
7
Earth is composed of 4 main layers, the outer surface is the crust, what is beneath the crust.
outer core
crust
mantle
inner core
8
Italian physicists Galileo used a spyglass or a ____ that made faraway objects appear closer.
probe
sonar
telescope
razor
9
The Earth's mantle are broken into sections called __ __.
hemispere
tectonic plates
china plates
lunar
10
Earth's moon is a type of satellite, Earth is a natural satellite of the ____.
mars
milky way
blue marble
sun
11
Earth's atmosphere wraps Earth like an insulated blanket, the troposphere is about _miles high.
7
90
1000
50
12
When tectonic plates slide over or past eachother an __ can occur or mountain ranges can form.
equator
strong wind
earthquake
ellipse
13
Earth travels around the __ at about 67,000 miles per hour.
Pluto
Sun
Moon
north star
14
Earth's axis tilts 23.5' as the planet orbits, this tilt causes the _________ to change.
miles per hour
seasons
orbit
direction
15
Earth is the ___ largest planet in the solar system. It is not a perfect sphere.
2nd
5th
7th
12th
16
Nearly all of the weather we experience on Earth occurs in the _____ layer.
radiation
stratosphere
ozone block
troposphere
17
Earth is divided into ____ standard time zones, each one hour ahead of the zone to the west.
34
4
14
24
18
The moon doesn't have an _ so it is not protected from space debris, asteroids, meteorides, etc
gravity
atmosphere
pitch
ball
19
______ contains the perfect conditions to support a variety of climates and habitats.
Earth
Uranus
Mars
Saturn
20
The moon doesn't have an _ so it is not protected from space debris, asteroids, meteorides, etc
pitch
atmosphere