| A | B |
|---|
| What objects are included in the solar system? | sun, planets, the planets' moons |
| What factors affect the amount of solar energy that Earth receives? | rotation allows rays of solar energy, day & night, revolution & tilt causes some places to receive more and stronger solar energy? |
| Why do the low latitudes receive greater amounts of solar energy? | areas are near the equator receive direct sunlight |
| Why will Australia & New Guinea not receive snow in January? | in the Southern Hemisphere January is in the summer |
| What is the part of the Earth system that forms the surface of the Earth? | lithosphere |
| Why can't Venus or Mars cannot support life as we know it? | either too hot or too cold to have a hydosphere |
| What is the Earth's revolution around the Sun? | 365 1/4 days |
| Where does Earth's axis point towards at all times? | North Star |
| What causes the Earth's seasons? | Earth's revolution(leans toward or away from sun) |
| What is an Earth system? | interactions of all the objects on and around Earth |
| What is the position of the Earth during winter in Northern Hemisphere? | North Pole tilted away from the sun, receiving less direct solar energy |
| Mercury | 1st planet |
| Venus | 2nd planet |
| Earth | 3rd planet |
| Mars | 4th planet |
| Jupiter | 5th planet |
| Saturn | 6th planet |
| Neptune | 8th planet |
| Pluto | 9th planet |
| Uranus | 7th planet |
