It takes Earth this period of time to revolve around the Sun.
What is approximately 365 days?
100
An object that makes its own energy, including light and heat, is known as
What is a star?
100
The planet closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
100
List all 8 planets in order, starting with the planet closest to the sun.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
200
When it is Winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?
What is Summer?
200
A tool used to make faraway objects in space appear closer and larger is
What is a telescope?
200
When Earth, the Moon, and the Sun are in line twice a month, the Sun and the Moon pull on Earth in the same direction. This causes high tides to be higher than usual, and low tides to be lower than usual. What results is called
What are Spring Tides?
200
The 4th planet from the Sun
What is Mars?
200
List, in order, the Steps of the Scientific Method.
What is 1. OBSERVE
2. CREATE A QUESTION
3. DO BACKGROUND RESEARCH AND FORMULATE A HYPOTHESIS
4. EXPERIMENT
5. COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA
6. MAKE A CONCLUSION AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS?
300
This planet is the 3rd planet from the Sun
What is Earth?
300
This is how you would describe a supernova
What is an exploding star?
300
This type of tides occur during the first and the last quarter moons, causing the high tides to not be as high. This type of tide also causes the low tides to not be as low.
What are neap tides?
300
This planet's special feature are its rings.
What is Saturn?
300
Describe what causes the moon's phases.
What is THE MOON’S PHASES ARE CAUSED BY THE SUNLIGHT LIGHTING UP THE PORTION OF THE MOON. THE OTHER PART OF THE MOON THAT WE CANNOT SEE IS NOT BEING LIT UP BY THE SUN. THE COMPLETE CYCLE OF PHASES TAKES 29.5 DAYS. EACH PHASE LASTS FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS?
400
Bulges of the ocean on Earth occur regularly.
What are tides?
400
Making an obervation is this step of the Scientific Method.
What is the 1st step?
400
How often do tides occur?
What is 2 times per day?
400
This planet is the furthest from the sun.
What is Neptune?
400
Explain what causes the seasons.
What is Earth's revolution. The side closest to the sun receives more sunlight and warmth. This hemisphere experiences Summer, while the opposite hemisphere experiences Winter.
500
This is the 2nd step of the Scientific Method.
What is formulate a question?
500
A synonym for information
What is data?
500
This kind of tide occurs when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to Earth.
What are Neap Tides?
500
This planet is the 5th planet from the Sun?
What is Jupiter?
500
Describe what causes day and night.
What is ON EARTH, DAY AND NIGHT IS CAUSED BY EARTH SPINNING ON ITS AXIS, CALLED EARTH’S ROTATION. IT TAKES EARTH 24 HRS. TO ROTATE ON ITS AXIS. AS IT ROTATES, ONE SIDE OF THE EARTH FACES THE SUN, CAUSING DAYLIGHT FOR THAT SIDE, AND NIGHTTIME FOR THE OTHER SIDE.