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G5 Earth and Space Review

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  • If glaciers melt.. what happens to the fresh water?
    It will turn into salt water and we will have less fresh water.
  • 97% of Earths water is found in...
    Oceans
  • How long for the moon to revolve around the sun?
    29.5 days / 1 month
  • What sphere is it found in?
    Biosphere
  • Does the moon make light?
    No - it just reflects the suns light
  • When I see a full moon how much of the moon am I actually seeing?
    only half - the other half is in darkness
  • Why do we have tides?
    because the ocean is attracted to moons gravity
  • What spheres - A volcano erupts and causes air pollution.
    Geosphere and Atmosphere
  • Plants need soil to live. What two spheres?
    geosphere and biosphere
  • Why do I have longer days in the summer and longer nights in the winter?
    Because the Earth is tilted on it's axis. When the northern hemisphere has summer the southern hemisphere has winter
  • How long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?
    365 1/4 days
  • What is the atmosphere?
    Layer of GAS that surrounds the Earth
  • does the moon rotate or revolve around Earth?
    revolves
  • Where is most of Earths fresh water found?
    Glaciers and Ice caps
  • Why do we have seasons? (Rotation of the Earth / revolution of the moon / revolution of the Earth)
    Revolution of the Earth
  • How much more gravity is there on Earth to the moon?
    There is 6 times more gravity on the Earth than moon
  • If the moon is BETWEEN the sun and the Earth is there a new moon or a full moon?
    new moon!
  • Name 5 things in the geosphere!
    Volcanoes, mountains, rocks, soil, Earth's crust, mantle, lava etc etc.
  • Some mushrooms need moist air to survive. What two spheres?
    biosphere and atmosphere
  • I need water to survive. What two spheres?
    Biosphere and hydrosphere
  • Why is there more gravity on Earth than on the moon?
    Because it has more MASS. (it is 6 times heavier)
  • what shape is this?
    cresent