Earth, Sun, & Moon
The word "solar" refers to this object.
What is the sun?
A tool used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
This word is used the describe the type of water falling from the sky.
What is precipitation?
When a planet is moving on its own axis, this is called? (like a spinning top)
What is rotation?
_________ is the only planet known to support life and is the third planet from the sun.
What is a Earth?
The sun is a big fiery ball of gas called this.
What is a star?
This weather instrument that we made tells you in which direction the wind is blowing.
What is a wind vane?
Heat from the sun causes this to happen to water.
What is evaporation?
When we modeled using the globe and flashlight... we were demonstrating what?
What is day and night?
___________ is the largest planet in our Solar System, it is known as "The Gas Giant" It is the fifth planet from the sun.
What is a Jupiter?
The sun rises in this direction.
What is the east?
True or false: In order to get the most accurate reading on a thermometer, you should hold it by the bulb on the end.
What is a false?
True or false: There is roughly the same amount of water on our planet as there was millions of years ago.
What is true?
_____ is the center of our Solar System?
What is the Sun?
__________ is the hottest and brightest planet in our Solar System and is the second planet from the sun
What is a Venus?
Solar refers to the sun. This term refers to the moon.
What is lunar?
This is a person who studies and predicts weather patterns.
What is a meteorologist?
This type of precipitation can become as large as baseballs.
What is hail?
Why does the sun appear to be so much larger compared to the other stars?
What is it is the closest star to Earth?
___________ is the only planet that spins on its side and is the seventh planet from the sun.
What is Uranus?
The shape of the Earth?
What is a sphere?
This weather instrument that we made can demonstrate how fast the wind is moving.
What is a anemometer?
Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.
What is snow?
We have 365 days in one year because...
What is the earth revolves around the sun in about 365 days.?
The sun is bright, hot and has lots of craters.
True or False
What is false?