Earth are very special planet Flashcards
What are the three types of geographies?
There are physical geography Human geography and Environmental Geography
What is Atmosphere?
The layer of gas around the earth
What is Gravity?
The force of attraction that holds planets in the solar system,and holds us on Earth
What is a Solar system?
Made up of our sun,the planets,their moons and asteroids and floating objects
What is Asteroid?
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the sun
What is Oxygen?
A Oxygen is a nonmetallic element that exists in its free form as a colorless,odorless gas and makes up about 21 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere
What is Carbon dioxide?
Carbon dioxide is a colorless,odorless gas that is present in the atmosphere and is formed when any fuel containing carbon is burned
What is Solar eclipse?
Occurs when the Moon passes between the sun and Earth casting the moon’s shadow on Earth
True or False
The solar system has 9 planets and starting from the closest to the sun it goes: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.
False! - There are 8 planets in our solar systems as of August 2006 Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and no longer part of the solar system.
True or False
The Earth has 67 moons
False! It has only one moon.
True or False
Earth travels non-stop around the sun. One full orbit takes a year and gives us our seasons.
True!
True or False
Mercury is hottest planet in the solar system.
False! - Venus is the hottest planet due to it’s dense atmosphere which traps more heat.
True or False
Neptune is the coldest planet.
True!
True or False
When asteroids fall on earth they are known as meteoroids
False Meteorites
True or False
Around the earth is a layer of gas which is called the sphere.
False! It is called the atmosphere
