Chapter 2 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Galaxy in which we live
Milky Way
Sun and the groups of bodies that revolve around it
Solar System
Major Bodies that orbit the sun
Planets
Body whose great size attracts other objects through the galaxy
Sun
Small outer planet that has a rocky core
Pluto
Smaller objects that orbit a sun
moons
One of the only two planets that does not have a moon
Uranus
Third Planet from the sun and the fifth largest of the nine planet
Earth
Type of energy that reaches the earth as light and heat
Solar energy
One complete spin of the Earth on its axis
Revolution
A ________ is a group of different parts that interact to form a whole
Earth System
Geographers divide the Earth system into ____ majors called spheres
Four
The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth is called the _________
Atmosphere
The _____ is the solid crust of Earth
Lithosphere
The hydrosphere covers about what percent of the land
70%
Much of Earth’s water is in the form of
Glaciers
The _______ is the part of earth that is alive
Biosphere
The system that protects us from the sun
Atmosphere
The systems make up the
environment
Individuals and groups sometimes try to influence governmental decisions on environmental issue, a practice called
lobbying
