science Flashcards
Give examples of:
A longitudinal wave
seismic, earthquake, spring
the planets of the solar system in order they appear in our solar system
Mercury, venus, the earth , mars, jupiter, saturn,uranus, neptune
what is one large object the sun is not included in the list above and why
pluto because it is a dwarf planet
name the warmest planet in our solar system
venus
explain why venus is warmer than the nearest planet to the sun
because it has a atmosphere and has carbon dioxide
why is the international space station and the moon both satellites
because they both orbit a planet or the earth
what is a solar system
plantes orbiting around a star or sun
what is a star
a ball of gas or owtte
what is a lunar month
the time taken for the moon to orbit the earth
why does the moon appears to change shape during a lunar month
moon orbits the earth, the amount of light reflected
In a solar eclipse, there are two distinct areas, where the light is either completely obscured or partially obscured. Name these areas
totally obscured : umbra
partially obscured : penumbra
The Earth generates a magnetic field. Describe how this field is produced
it causes electricity which generates a magnetic field and the outer core spinning around inner core.
