Universe Vocabulary
The invisible line that a planet spins on
Axis
What climate zone is along the equator
Tropic zone
What doe call a large moving mass of hot or cold air
Front
What do we call the different faces of the moon
Lunar phases
What are the three different types of precipitation that we went over in class
Rain
Snow
Hail
When a planet makes one spin
Rotation
What climate zone is farthest away from the equator
Polar zone
The movement of air or water
current
What do we call it when the moon is completely dark
New moon
What is the scientific term when we talk about clouds being made by water vapor
Condensation
A ball of ice traveling across the solar system
Asteroid
What two factors do we use to describe a climate zone
Temperature and precipitation
Find the temperature range of the following temperatures
19 C
17 C
11 C
21 C
16 C
Temperature range of 10
11-21=10
What do we call it when the moon has a small portion of light
crescent moon
How does wind happen
Warm air rises and cool air comes in
What is it called when a moon or satelite spins around a planet
orbit
What is one of two biomes that can be found in the tropic zone
rainforest
savannah
What do we call a wind that is moving in this direction
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West wind
What do we call it when the Earth perfectly lines up with the sun to block out the sun from the moon
Lunar eclipse
How would you describe the desert biome based off of it's precipitation and temperature
Temperature= extreme
Precipitation= little to none
When a planet makes it completely around a star
Revolution
What zone can we find a desert
subtropical zone
What is the Average temperature of the following temperatures throughout the day
19 C
17 C
11 C
21 C
17 C
17 C
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19+17+11+21+17=85
5 = 17
What do we call it when most but not all of the moon is showing
Gibbous moon
What are the two seasons of the rainforest biome (wet season will not be accepted)
Dry and monsoon