Earth Science 1.1-1.2 Flash Cards

 
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What are the branches of earth science? geology, astronomy, meteorology, oceanography 1 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:58:54 GMT view revision history
__ of the 9 planets have _________. Most of the ________ revolve around the planets in the _________ direction that the _________ revolves around the sun 7, moons, moons, same, planets 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
most of the planets ________ in the same direction as the _________ rotate, sun 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
the ________ turns on its axis (________) in almost the same _________ as the _________ and in the same ________ that the __________ revolve around the sun sun, rotates, plane, planets, directions, planets 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
the paths, or ________, are in nearly the same _________ surface (________) orbits, flat, plane 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
all _______ move around (________) the _______ in the ________ direction planets, revolve, sun, same 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
Name the Earth layers from outermost to innermost crust, mantle, outer core, inner core 0 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:35:55 GMT view revision history
How did the atmosphere form? the atmosphere formed from the mixture of gases from the volcanoes that emerged 1 chunsah Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:04:42 GMT view revision history
How did the oceans form? 1. water trapped in Earth
2. interior compressed and volcanic eruptions produced gases
3. that caused the water to evaporate to the surface
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what is the Protoplanet Hypothesis? 1. a great cloud of gas and dust rotated in space, gaining speed
2. its material gathered in the center and became so hot it became a star
3. gravity caused the cloud to collapse and create protoplanets (moons, planets)
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