Space
The name of the star that is closest to Earth.
Bonus points: What are this star's other names (50 points each)
The Sun
[Bonus: Sol, Helios]
The number of seasons Earth experiences.
4
The number of basic states of matter.
Bonus 50 points if you can name some of the complex states of matter.
3
Bonus answers: Plasma, Bose-Einstein Condensate
How many Moon Phases are there?
Bonus 20 points per moon phase you can name.
8 Phases
Bonus Answers: New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent.
What is the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from the clouds?
Precipitation
Most of the water on Earth is found in _____.
The Ocean
What happens to ice and snow on a warm day?
It melts.
The state of change of matter when water turns from a liquid to a gas.
Boiling
What we call the imaginary line around which Earth spins (Hint: not the Equator).
The Axis
Which season do the days get shorter?
Fall aka Autumn
The state of matter that holds its shape.
Solid
On what side is the moon illuminated or lit up?
The side that's facing the Sun.
What is evaporation?
When a liquid like water turns from a liquid to a gas.
Snow, Rain, and Hail are examples of what?
Precipitation
Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation are part of the _____.
Water Cycle
The gas form of water is called _____.
Water Vapor
When light hits an object and the object tops the light from going further.
A Shadow
In this season the number of hours of darkness would be greater than the number of hours of daylight.
Winter
The amount of space an object takes up.
Volume
When the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun.
Solar Eclipse.
On which type of day will the most water in a pond evaporate?
cool and rainy
hot and cloudy
hot and sunny
Hot and Sunny.
Name where a source of fresh water can be found.
Bonus 20 points if you name more than one.
Lakes, Rivers, Streams, Ponds, Natural Pools, Wet Lands, Ground Water, Glaciers
When water evaporates, it changes to _____.
Water vapor or gas
What causes the Earth's Oceans to ebb and flow, and produce waves?
The Sun and the Moon.
The amount of time it takes the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun.
Bonus 50 if answered in weeks or hours.
Bonus 100 if answered in minutes or seconds.
A Year, 12 months, 365 days
50 Bonus answers: 52 weeks, 8,760 hours
100 Bonus answers: 525,600 minutes, 31,536,000 seconds
True or False: The Southern Hemisphere's changes of seasons are the opposite of the Northern Hemisphere.
True; When in the Northern Hemisphere for example, if Canada is in its summer season, Australia would be experiencing its winter season.
Any substance of mass is known as _______.
Matter
Does the Moon rotate? (Does the moon spin on its axis?)
No, the Moon only shows the same side when facing the Earth
Moisture that seems to be floating in the air is called _____.
Fog
Rising water vapor meets colder air and turns back into water droplets.
Condensation
Why is the Water Cycle important?
The process of the Water Cycle is important because it allows a constant and continuous flow of water to reach plants, animals, environments, and us.
The state of change of matter when a liquid turns into a solid?
Bonus 50 points if you name the scientific term.
Freezing
Bonus Answer: Solidification
The 5th planet in the Solar system.
Jupiter
When is the Summer Solstice? (The longest day of the year)
June 21st
The property of matter that allows an object to float in liquids and/or gas.
Bouyancy
What is a Lunar Eclipse?
When the Moon appears darkened and red when it passes behind the Earth's shadow.
When Water turns into a gas.
Vaporization
When Water Vapor turns directly into Ice.
Sublimation
When Ice turns straight into Water Vapor.
Deposition
What is the other name for the Water Cycle?