Sun Moon And Earth part 1 Flashcards
What is the sun made of?
Plasma
What layers make up the sun’s atmosphere??
Photosphere, chromosphere, corona
What layer produces the sun energy?
Radiative zone
By what process is this energy produced?
Neucler fusion
How far is the sun from earth???
23 million miles
How long does it take light from the sun to travel to earth?
8 mins
The sun is the ONLY ——– in our solar system
Star
Why is the sun important to the water cycle?
Evaporation
What are sun spots?
Cold pieces of plasma
What do solar flares release that is so dangerous?
Explosions of hydrogen gas
What layer of the sun circulates its energy by convection currents?
Mantle
List the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun
Mercury, Venus , Earth , Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
The inner planets are __________ and ____________
Small ; Rocky
The outer planets are _________ made of _______ and most have ___________
Large ; Gas ; Rings
What separates the inner planets and the outer planets?
The asteroid belt
What are the 4 systems of the earth?
hydrosphere , Biosphere, Atmosphere, Geosphere
A object that orbits the earth is called
A __________
Satellite
The earth is the only know planet to have __________ ________
Liquid water
What are the four layers of the earth?
Crust, Mantle ,Outer core ,Inner core
