Regents Flashcards
Measuring Earth
Exosphere is the
FARTHEST layer of the atmosphere
Measuring Earth
Troposhere is the…
LOWEST layer of the atmosphere
Measuring Earth
The layers in order (top to bottom)
Exosphere
Thermosphere (hottest layer)
Mesosphere (meteors, coldest layer)
Stratosphere ( ozone layer)
Tropopshere ( 0 - 10 miles)
Measuring Earth
The Lithospheres is the
rigid outer shell of the planet that includes the crust and the rigid mantle
Measuring Earth
Between the rigid mantle and the upper mantle
is the asthenosphere
Measuring Earth
Beneath the mantle is the
core
Measuring Earth
why stars viewed from the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around Polaris?
Earth rotates on its axis
Measuring Earth
What is the reference point for lines of latitude?
What is the reference point for lines of longitude?
the equator
the prime meridian
** Solar system**
The period of revolution for a planet =
the amount of time it takes the planet to make one orbit
Solar system
Planets revolve around the Sun in a
counterclockwise direction
Solar system
Which observation provides the best evidence that Earth orbits the Sun?
The constellations
Solar system
When large meteorites strike Earth, they produce bowl shaped depressions called
impact craters
Solar system
What is another name for the outer planets?
Jovian Planets
What is another name for the inner planets?
terrestial planets
