Creative Astronomy Project- Earth Environmental Science Honors

How does Earth rotate?
Around the sun
Around the moon
On it's axis
It doesn't rotate
What does Earth's rotation cause?
The seasons
Day and night
What is the Earth's Revolution?
The Earth revolving around the moon over a 365 day period
The Earth revolving around the sun over a 365 day period
What is Barycenter?
A place where they research outer space
The center of the solar system
The common center of mass in which planets orbit
Does the sun stay still while the planets orbit around it?
No, the planets gradually make the sun orbit around the barycenter
Yes, the planets nor barycenter have no effect on the sun
What is a daily change due to the shape of Earth?
The seasons, because the Earth is round and not all the Sun's rays hit the Earth's surface evenly
Weather, because the differing amount of sunlight causes different weather patterns all around the world
What are spring and neap tides caused by?
The position of the sun and moon
The position of the planets in the solar system
How does the Sun's energy reach the Earth's surface?
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Evaporation
How do different latitudes affect the weather?
They don't
They are constantly changing, like the weather
Different amounts of sunlight hit different latitudes
What protects Earth from the Sun's harmful UV rays?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Ozone
Carbon Dioxide
How many layers are in the atmosphere?
4
5
3
6
Which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
Mesosphere
Exosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Is pluto still considered a planet?
Yes
No
Some electromagnetic waves are filtered out by the atmosphere.
True
False
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