Planet Earth And Beyond + Fuels Energy And Force Flashcards
What influences life on earth?
The sun βοΈ + moon π
What is Astronomy?
The scientific study of objects in the universe.
What is an orbit?
A constant pathway on which the earth π revolves around the sun βοΈ
What are the two forms of energy produced by the sun βοΈ?
Heat plus light π‘ energy
What is solar energy?
Heat and light received from the sun βοΈ
What is an axis?
An imaginary line that goes through the center of the earth and comes out by the two poles.
What is a day?
The time it takes the earth to rotate around its own axis
What is the earths tilt?
23,5 degrees
What is the equator?
An imaginary line that runs around the middle of the earth π splitting it into two hemispheres
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
The Southern part of the earth π
What is the northern hemisphere?
The northern part of the earth π
What are the four seasons?
Summer, autumn π, winter βοΈ and spring
What does each season bring?
Change in temperature π€, weather, and length of daylight
What is the reason why we experience different seasons?
It is the way the earth π moves in space as it journeys around the sun βοΈ
What are seasons determined by?
The amount of solar energy the earth π receives.
What is the intensity of solar energy?
Is the amount of solar energy per unit area
What is the intensity of solar energy determined by?
The angle of the suns rays striking the earth π
What does the length of day + night depend on?
The season and is also determined by the tilt of the earthβs axis
Name three important fuels, and where they come from?
Wood - we burn wood to keep warm and 2 cook π©βπ³ food π₯
Coal - comes from trees π³ and other plants π± which grew millions of
years ago. The trees π³ and plants π± were covered by soil , the
soil pressed down on them. Slowly the trees π³ and plants π± turned into coal
Oil - made from tiny plants π± + animals died millions years ago.
Name 7 natural sources of energy
Coal, oil, gas, uranium, wind, water π¦, sunlight
Name 6 forms of energy?
Heat, light, kinetic, electrical, chemical, and potential energy.
Name the three ways of transferring energy?
Conduction, convection and radiation
What are the two types of force?
Repulsive and attractive forces
What is repulsive force
Push