2. 100 Ch 11.1 & 14.3 Atmosphere & Climate 400 300 200 500 100 Ch 27.3 Sun Earth Moon 400 300 200 500 100 Ch 28 Solar System 400 300 200 500 100 Ch 29 Stars 400 300 200 500 100 Ch 30 Galaxies 400 300 200 5 00

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

4. What are 3 methods of heat transfer Column 1, 100

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

6. What is solar radiation. Column 1, 100

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

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

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

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

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

12. What is the equator? Column 1, 300

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

14. What is summer solstice. Column 1, 300

15. 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

16. What is equinox. Column 1, 300

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

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

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

20. TRUE!!! Column 1, 300

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

22. What is the tropic of Capricorn. Column 1, 300

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

24. What are the 4 terrestrial planets Column 1, 300

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

26. What is Venus. Column 1, 300

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

28. What is MARS Column 1, 300

29. 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

30. What is an asteroid! Column 1, 300

31. 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

32. What is Jupiter. Column 1, 300

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

34. What is plasma Column 4, 100

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

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

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

38. What is 11.2 years. Column 4, 300

39. Describe the basic properties of stars. Column 4, 400

40. What is temperature, luminosity and diameter Column 4, 400

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

42. What is parallax. Column 4, 300

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

44. What is a LOOOONG wavelength. Column 5,100

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

46. What is Hydrogen Column 5, 200

47. 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

48. What is Andromeda Column 5, 300

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

50. What is cosmic background radiation Column 5, 400

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

52. What is expanding! Column 5, 300