What is the name of our Moon?
Luna
The very center of the Earth is called the ___.
Core
____ is a force that acts between any 2 objects with mass.
Gravity
Earth's atmosphere has ___ main layers
4
True/False:The atmosphere on the moon is breathable.
False
What layer of Earth's atmosphere do satellites and space stations orbit the Earth in?
The Thermosphere
____ and other ____ would suffer damage during solar storms were it not for the Earth's protective Magnetic Field.
Computers & other electronics
Earth is the only planet to have ____ water on the surface.
Liquid
As the Earth spins on its axis, we have a ___ and ___ cycle.
Day and night
The Earth's ___ is the 5th largest in the Solar System.
Moon
Earth's Moon is about ___ the size of the Earth.
1/4
When we measure distance in space, we use an "AU", which means what?
Astronomical Unit
We have over how many 'man-made' objects orbiting around Earth?
100,000
The ___ is the layer of the Earth that is as hot as the Sun's surface (Photosphere).
Crust
Out atmosphere is important to our planet as it blocks harmful ____ and ____ winds which could learn to world-wide blackouts, which would in turn lead to famine & death across the globe.
radiation, solar winds
In this layer of the Earth's atmosphere, comets & asteroids usually burn up.
Mesosphere
True/False: Without the moon, our seasons would change & our days would get shorter.
True
True/False: The moon is moving closer to Earth.
False
How many phases does the Moon have when watching from the sky.
8
True/False: There is water on the moon.
True
Without ____, humans & objects would all become weightless.
Gravity
What planet is the largest planet among the Terrestrial Planets?
Earth
In the ___ layer of the Earth's atmosphere, we can see the Aurora Borealis.
Thermosphere
The ___ Field extends out from the interior of Earth into space where it protects us from Solar Winds & Space Weather.
Magnetic
The Moon has ___ water near the poles.
Frozen
The Germanic name "Earth" is at least how many years old?
1,000 Years
True/False: The Earth's structure (what it's made of) has 3 basic layers.
False
71% of the Earth is covered in ____.
Water
The part of the Earth we walk on is called the ____.
Crust
How many humans have walked on the Moon?
12
How long (in days) does it take us to orbit (revolve) around the Sun?
365 days
True/False: There is a huge piece of metal below the surface of the moon near the south pole.
True
How long is one day on Planet Earth?
24 hours
In the ___ layer of the atmosphere on Earth, we can see clouds.
Troposphere