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THE EARTH - Coggle Diagram
THE EARTH
Day and Night
Rotation on its axis
24 hours
The axis is an imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole
Day: the side faces the Sun
Night: the side faces away from the Sun
The lenght of the day varies depending on
The Season
The distance from the equator
Equator
Daylight: 12 hours
Poles
Day light: few hours
Other countries
Daylight: longer in Summer and shorter in Winter
The Seasons
Revolution around the Sun
365 days and 6 hours
Are produced because the Earth is tilted
Summer: when the hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun
Winter: when the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
Solstice
The first day of Summer and Winter
Equinox
The first day of Spring and Autumn
The Earth's spheres and layers
Atmosphere
Is made up of gases like oxygen and nitrogen.
Surrounds the Earth
Helps to maintain the temperature and to protect from the Sun's harmful rays
Biosphere
Is where all living organisms live
Hydrosphere
Is the water that covers the Earth
In its three states
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Geosphere
The solid part of the Earth
Three layers
Mantle
Surrounds the core
If rock melts by the temperature and pressure, it becomes liquid and magma is formed
Crust
Is the Earth's surface
Is made up of rock and minerals
Forms the continents, islands and ocean floor
Core
Is made up of Iron
Is the hottest part of the Earth
Has two layers
Inner core: is solid
Outer core: is liquid metal