Review For Chapter 7 science Flashcards
The atmosphere of the sun
Chromosphere
The distance the sun is from Earth
93,000,000 miles
The surface layer of the sun visible to our eyes
Photosphere
The vapor blanket surrounding the sun visible only during a total eclipse
Corona
The innermost section of the sun
The core
Darker areas on the outer surface of the sun
Sun spots
This occurs when the moon blocks out the sun’s light when it’s lined up with the sun
A solar eclipse
This occurs when the moon travels to the Earth’s shadow
A lunar eclipse
Moonlight comes from this source
The sun
Gibbous means this
Bulging
The phases of the moon
New Moon, Crescent, first-quarter, gibbous, Full Moon, gibbous, third-quarter, Crescent
Largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter
Planets discovered by Sir William Herschel
Uranus
The only planet suitable for life
Earth
The closest planet to the sun
Mercury
Planet surrounded by seven Bands of rings and at least 60 moons
Saturn
The planet with the Great Red Spot
Jupiter
Brightest planet in the sky
Venus
Planet tipped over on its side
Uranus
Earth’s Twin planet
Venus
The planet that appears royal blue and has a moon named Triton
Neptune
This gas makes up 78% of our air
Nitrogen
The air pressure at sea level
About 15 pounds per square inch
Layer of atmosphere closest to the earth
Troposphere
Layer of atmosphere where all weather occurs
Troposphere
Layer in the stratosphere that helps protect from ultraviolet rays
Ozone layer
Layer of the atmosphere that helps protect the earth from being bombarded with meteoroids
Mesosphere
The top most layer of the atmosphere
Exosphere
Dear in the chapter layers of atmosphere is called rarefied because…
There are very few air molecules
The entire earth is surrounded by what kind of field that protects it from harmful space particles
Magnetic field
This phenomenon occurs in the lower regions of the thermosphere
Airglow
A light display seen near the poles caused by the collision of particles from the solar wind with molecules of air
Aurora
Where the aurora borealis is seen
The northern hemisphere
