Question

1. What are the 3 spheres of Earth?

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b. _________________________________________
c. _________________________________________
2. Which of the 3 spheres of Earth contains the most mass? __________________________________________
3. Complete the chart:
Type of Force Definition Examples
Constructive Force
Destructive Force
4. Define atmosphere.
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5. What gasses, and what percentages, make up Earth atmosphere?
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
6. Define gravity.
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7. What two factors affect gravity?
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
8. What two things keep the Earth and moon in their orbits?
a. __________________________________________
b. __________________________________________
9. Define revolution.
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10. How long is Earth’s revolution? ________________________
11. Define rotation.
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12. How long is Earth’s rotation? ___________________________
13. What location(s) on Earth receive the least sunlight due to the tilt of the axis? _________________________________
14. What causes day and night? _________________________________________________________________________
15. Describe the moon’s surface.
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16. What side of the moon is visible from Earth? ______________________________________________
17. Why do we on Earth never see the far side of the moon?
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18. What are the phases of the moon? Draw the phases in this blank space below.
a. ______________________________________
b. ______________________________________
c. ______________________________________
d. ______________________________________
e. ______________________________________
f. ______________________________________
g. ______________________________________
h. ______________________________________
19. During which phases of the moon does a lunar eclipse occur? __________________________________________
20. What is the shortest amount of time that could occur between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse? ________________
21. What affects Earth’s tides? __________________________________________________________________________
22. What occur between Earth, moon, and sun that causes Earth’s tides to be the highest?
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23. How does a neap tide occur?
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24. How long does it take the moon to progress through all its phases? _________________________________________
25. Go back to #18, on the arrows, write the time it takes to go from phase to phase.
26. Explain what happens during a lunar eclipse.
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27. Explain what happens during a solar eclipse.
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Answer 1

they are the lithosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), biosphere (living things), and atmosphere (air).