8th Grade Earth Science Ch. 1

What is the 4 spheres and what they are??

• Hydrosphere is land, Biosphere is light, Lithosphere is crust, and Atmosphere is water

• Hydrosphere is water, Lithosphere is crust, Biosphere is life, and Atmosphere is gas in the air

• they are round balls and they bounce

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Name the 3 main subdivisions and what they study

• Meteorology is math, Geology is dirt, and Oceanography is lakes

• Meteorology is rocks, Oceanography is water, and Geology is minerals

• Meteorology is meteors, Oceanography is oceans, and Geology is the materials that make up Earth

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Extra Credit Question: Select the correct of the 3 subdivisions

• Cars, Land, and Water

• Marine Biology, Hydrology, and Paleontology

• Meteorology, Geology, and Oceanography

• Subdivisions, Subdivisions, Subdivisions

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What is the Solar System??

• Trillions of Trillions of galaxies

• Planets that orbit the Sun

• Stars that orbit the planets

• Planets that orbit the Moon

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What galaxy is Earth in??

• Virgo A

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Milk Way

What is the heliocentric theory??

• The theory that Earth is the center of the universe

• The theory that the Sun is the center of the universe

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What is the geocentric theory??

• The theory that Earth is the center of the universe

• The theory that the Sun is the center of the universe

What is the habitable zone??

• The only place aliens exist

• The place water won't freeze or boil

• The place water freezes

• The place water boils

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What is Perihelion??

• When Earth is farthest from the Sun

• When Earth is closest to the Sun

What is Aphelion??

• When Earth is farthest from the Sun

• When Earth is closest to the Sun