Science 7

• 5 lines of Latitude

  • Equator 0°
  • Tropic of Cancer 235° N
  • Tropic of Capricorn 235° S
  • Arctic Circle 665° N
  • Antarcttic Circle 666° S
• The Philippines is located at the South-East Asia
• Latitude

  Is a horizontal that run from West to East
• Equator

  A horizontal line that lies at 0 degrees and divides earth into Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
• Prime Meridian

  A vertical line that divides earth into Western and Eastern Hemisphere.
• Archipilago

  Is an Area or group of islands surrounded by bodies of water.
• There are 7,641 islands.
• Imaginary Lines on Earth

  • Latitude
  • Longitude
  • Equator
  • Prime Meridian
• Natural Resources

  Is something found in NATURE that people can use to meet their NEEDS.
• Two types of natural resources on earth

  • Renewable
  • Non-Renewable
• Renewable Resources

  These are organic natural resources which can be replenish.
• Non-Renewable Resources

  It is a natural resources that once consumed, cannot be replaced
• Different natural resources in the Philippines

  • Water
  • Tress and Plants
  • Rocks
  • Minerals
  • Solar energy
• DAM

  Turns water into electricity
• Manmade resources

  Are things that people make from natural resources
• The Earth is enveloped in air called atmosphere.
• The most protective layer of grass is the Nitrogen that has 78% of gas in the earth
• Stratosphere

  Above the troposphere and below the mesosphere, it means layer.
• Mesosphere

  Lies between the thermosphere and the stratosphere it means middle.
• Thermosphere

  Lies between the exospehere

  and the mesosphere It means heat.
• Exosphere

  Is the outermost layer of our atmosphere it means outside.
• Troposphere Is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
• Density

  The measure of how tightly the material is packed together.
• Wind

  Refers to a moving air caused by the differences in air pressure within our atmosphere.
• Breeze

  refers to a light wind which has a soothing feeling
• Two types of Breeze

  • Sea Breeze
  • Land Breeze
• Sea Breeze

  Blows from sea to land during the day or in summer
• Land Breeze

  Blows form land to sea during the night or in winter
• Monsoon

  Is a seasonal change in the direction of the prevailing, or strongest, winds of a region.
• Northeast Monsoon

  • Amihan
  • It brings dry and cool wind
  • Slight to moderate rainfall
  • November - April
• Southwest Monsoon

  • Habagat
  • It brings warm and moist wind
  • Moderate to heavy rainfall
  • June - October
• Longitude

  Are vertical lines that run from South to North.