Science 2

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  • Apollo 11 was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. 
  •  New Horizons was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto.
  • 1 day in Jupiter is 10 hours
  • Earth's rotation is 24 hours (23h 56m 4.2s)
  • Jupiter's revolution is 11.9 years
  • Jupiter's rotation is 10 hours
  • Earth's distance from the sun is 149.6 Million km
  • Earth's revolution period: 365.25 days
  • Distance of mars from the sun is 228 million km
  • Mars rotation period: 24.5 hours
  • Tallest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons
  • Biggest moon in the solar system is Ganymede
  • Moon of Mars are Phobos and Deimos
  • Moon of Earth is called Luna
  • One of Jupiter's moons is Ganymede, Io and many other more
  • One of Neptune's moons is called Triton
  • One of Uranus's moons is called Titania, Ariel
  • One of Saturn's moons is called Titan
  • A giant spinning storm in Jupiter is called The Great Red Spot
  • venus spins or rotates in the opposite direction that Earth rotates and other planets
  • Weather is the condition of the atmosphere in a certain area at a given time
  • Climate is a certain condition of weather in a give area over a long period of time
  • Meteorology is the Study of weather
  • Meteorologists are the experts in meteorology
  • Humidity is the amount of water water vapor in the atmosphere
  • wind vain is a machine to know the direction of the wind
  • Anemometer measures the speed of the wind
  • Barometers measure air pressure
  • Air Temeperature is the hotness or coldness of the surrounding air
  • Wind is the movement of air
  • Clouds are water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky
  • Precipitation is any form of water that returns to the surface of the earth
    examples of these are RAIN, HAIL, SLEET, SNOW
  • Atmospheric Pressure is the force exerted by the weight of the atmosphere
  • Earthquake is the shaking or tremors of the earth's surface caused by a sudden movement of the tectonic plates
  • Fault is reffered as fractures of the earths crust
  • Tectonic Earthquake is when two plates move against each other
  • Volcanic Earthquakes is associated with volcanic activities when the fluid magma rises to the surface
  • Tsunamis are a series of huge waves caused by undersea earthquakes
  • The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as other 
  • A seismograph is an instrument that measures and documents vital information about earthquakes.