Seasons
causes day and night
What is rotation?
the pattern of the changes in the moon's appearance
What is lunar cycle?
the long-term average weather in a particular region
What is climate?
the 3 phases of water
What is the solid, liquid and gas
a funnel shaped disaster with winds up to 300 m.p.h.
What is tornadoes?
causes the seasons
What is Earth's tilt?
an object that orbits around a larger object
What is a satellite?
energy that is radiated off of the sun and trapped in Earth's atmosphere
What is greenhouse gases?
the process of water vapor becoming a liquid
What is condensation?
the length of time it takes to complete 1 rotation
What is 1 day or 24 hours?
when the lit part of the moon is facing away from the Earth and cannot be seen
What is new moon?
a large area that has certain climate and certain types of species
What is a biome?
the energy for the water cycle comes from the power of
What is the sun?
the length of time it takes to complete 1 revolution?
What is 1 year or 365 days?
when less than half of the moon is lit
What is crescent?
What is biodiversity?
four examples of precipitation
What is rain, snow, sleet and heel?
when the northern hemisphere experiences summer, the southern hemisphere experiences
What is winter?
when more than half of the moon is lit
What is gibbous?
What is carbon dioxide?
all living things need the water cycle to
What is live?
the disaster that happened to Pompeii over 2000 years ago.
What is a volcanic eruption?