100 Ch 11.1 & 14.3 Atmosphere & Climate Ch 27.3 Sun Earth Moon Ch 28 Solar System Ch 29 Stars Ch 30 Galaxies

1.Radiation 2.Convection 3.Conduction Column 1, 100

What are 3 methods of heat transfer Column 1, 100

This process either reflects thermal energy into space or is absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere or surface. Column 1, 200

What is solar radiation. Column 1, 100

Column 1, 300 This zone is located 23.5◦ S and 23.5◦ N of the equator.

What is the tropic zone. **Be sure you can identify the temperate zone and polar zone latitudes. Column 1, 300

Column 1, 400 In the diagram below, the earth is rotating counterclockwise. In the Northern Hemisphere, it is most likely what season?

What is summer. *Remember! During Spring and Fall, neither pole points towards the sun. Column 1, 300

This part of the earth experiences the least climate change. Column1, 500

What is the equator? Column 1, 300

Column 2, 100 On June 21, 2011, it is the last official day of school. It is also this date in the Northern Hemisphere.

What is summer solstice. Column 1, 300

During this time, the Earth’s axis is ┴ to the Sun’s rays and at noon the Sun is directly overhead at the equator. Column 2, 200

What is equinox. Column 1, 300

In this location, the Sun is directly overhead at the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. Column 2, 300

What is the tropic of cancer. (23.5◦N) Column 1, 300

Column 2, 400 TRUE OR FALSE: Earth’s axis remains tilted at the same angle as it orbits the sun.

TRUE!!! Column 1, 300

During winter solstice, this region is located 23.5 ◦S. Column 2, 500

What is the tropic of Capricorn. Column 1, 300

1.Mercury 2.Venus 3.Educated 4.Mother Column 3, 100

What are the 4 terrestrial planets Column 1, 300

I am a planet that rotates clockwise. I have an atmosphere quite different from earth and am the hottest planet! Column 3, 200

What is Venus. Column 1, 300

Column 3, 300 I have a red surface, am smaller than earth, and have 2x the number of moons earth has….

What is MARS Column 1, 300

Column 3, 400 Identify the missing word in the large green bubble. Meteoroid Enters earth’s atmosphere Meteor Meteoroid heated by friction producing a streak of light Meteorite A meteoroid that does not burn up completely and strikes the ground

What is an asteroid! Column 1, 300

The asteroid belt lies between Mars and my orbit. I am the largest planet with a composition and density similar to the sun. Column 3, 500

What is Jupiter. Column 1, 300

The interior of the sun is mostly made of this 4 th state of matter Column 4, 100

What is plasma Column 4, 100

Most of the light emitted by the sun comes from the __, because__ Column 4, 200

What is the photosphere because visible light is emitted from this layer. Column 4, 200

½ of a sunspot cycle, the Sun’s magnetic field reverses every… Column 4, 300

What is 11.2 years. Column 4, 300

Describe the basic properties of stars. Column 4, 400

What is temperature, luminosity and diameter Column 4, 400

This is used to measure the distances to stars Column 4, 500

What is parallax. Column 4, 300

Shape up! This characteristic of radio waves helps determine galaxy shape Column 5, 100

What is a LOOOONG wavelength. Column 5,100

Column 5,200 This element is concentrated in the spiral arms and helps scientists determine the location of spiral arms.

What is Hydrogen Column 5, 200

Edwin Hubble measured the distance of nebula and saw stars too distant to be included in the Milky Way. These stars belonged to this galaxy. Column 5, 300

What is Andromeda Column 5, 300

Weak radiation left over from early hot stages of the big bang explosion Column 5, 400

What is cosmic background radiation Column 5, 400

In 2001, NASA launched the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy probe to map cosmic radiation, proving that the universe is Column 5, 500

What is expanding! Column 5, 300