Abeka, 5th Grade Science Test 7
Venus
Earth's "twin planet"
Be able to label these constellations.
Herdsman Big Dog Southern Cross Scorpion Great Bear Orion
Be able to label the phases of the moon. (from both sides)
New Moon First Quarter Gibbous Crescent Full Moon Third Quarter
chromosphere
The atmosphere of the sun is called
Northern Hemisphere
The aurora borealis is seen in which Hemisphere?
core
The innermost section of the sun
93,000,000
The miles the sun is from earth.
photosphere
The surface layer of the sun which is visible to our eyes
corona
The vapor blanket surrounding the sun which is visible only during a total eclipse
aurora
a light display seen near the poles caused by the collisions of particles from the solar wind with molecules of air
15 pounds per square inch
air pressure at sea level is
sun spots
darker areas on the outer surface of the sun
a solar eclipse occurs
if the moon is on the same level as the sun, it blocks out the sun's light and
Jupiter
is the largest planet in the solar system
Earth
only planet suitable for life
nitrogen
seventy-eight percent of the air is this gas
Mars
the "red planet"
rarefied
the air in the two upper layers of the atmosphere is said to be this because there are very few air molecules
Venus
the brightest planet in the sky
Mercury
the closest planet to the sun
magnetic field
the entire earth is surrounded this that protects the earth from harmful space particles.
ozone layer
the layer in the stratosphere that helps protect the earth from ultraviolet rays
troposphere
the layer of atmosphere closest to the earth
troposphere
the layer of atmosphere where all weather occurs
mesosphere
the layer of the atmosphere that helps protect the earth from being bombarded with meteoroids
the sun
the light of the moon comes from
Uranus
the planet discovered by Sir William Herschel
Saturn
the planet surrounded by seven bands of rings and at least sixty moons
Neptune
the planet that appears royal blue and has a moon named Triton
Uranus
the planet that is tipped over on its side
Juipter
the planet with the Great Red Spot
exosphere
the topmost layer of the atmosphere
airglow
this is a phenomenon that occurs in the lower regions of the thermosphere
bulging
when the moon is gibbous, is is
a lunar eclipse occurs
when the moon travels through the earth's shadow
