Earth Science 101 Get Energized Our Place in Space Earth in Motion Potpourri
100
What is the Atmosphere
This is the layer of gases that surrounds our planet and is important for sustaining life.
100
What is the Sun
This is the original source of nearly all energy on Earth.
100
What is the Big Bang
The universe has been expanding ever since this event over 13 billion years ago.
100
What is a Satellite
The Earth orbits around the star Sol, making it a natural one of these.
100
What is the Greenhouse Effect
Changing concentrations of carbon dioxide have contributed to this effect, which refers to trapping heat from the sun in our atmosphere.
200
What is Water
The "hydro" in Hydrosphere means this, which covers over 70% of Earths' surface.
200
What is Kinetic Energy
Chemical energy stored in food is transformed into this kind of energy when used to move our bodies.
200
What is the Milky Way
Our solar system is just a tiny speck in one of the arms of this galaxy.
200
What is an Axis
The Earth rotates around this invisible line with a 23.5° tilt.
200
What is Potential Energy
A stone at the top of a tall cliff has this type of mechanically stored energy.
300
What is Abiotic
Rocks, air, and water are all examples of this type of factor, which has never been alive.
300
What is Radiation
Light and microwaves are both examples of energy being transferred over a far distance, also referred to as this.
300
What is a Planetary System
You can find the Earth in one of these, a group of objects revolving around a star.
300
What is the Summer Solstice
On this day, the Northern hemisphere is tilted directly toward the sun and receives more solar radiation than any other day of the year.
300
What is a Neap Tide
When the Moon and Sun form a right angle with the Earth, we get this type of tide with the narrowest tidal range.
400
What is the Biosphere
All organic material on Earth is a part of this sphere.
400
What is Heat
This is a measure of how much thermal energy transferred between materials of different temperature.
400
What is a Black Hole
It's theorized that one of these objects with unimaginable gravity is located at the center of our galaxy.
400
What is Nutation
The moon's gravity causes this slight wobbling in the Earth's axis.
400
What is Precession
The Earth's axis takes 26,000 years to undergo one complete cycle of this process.
500
What is the Lithosphere
This sphere contains mighty mountains and tiny particles of sand.
500
What is Nuclear Fusion
The sun's energy is produced through this process in which the nuclei of light elements combine to form heavier ones.
500
What is a Nebula
Our sun was at one point one of these clouds of dust and gas.
500
What is the Barycenter
Two objects in orbit around each other are actually orbiting around this center of mass.
500
What is Mercury
This planet experiences the most extreme temperature differences between night and day because it lacks an atmosphere.






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