Vocabulary
An imaginary line through the center of an object on which that object turns...
What is axis?
To move around an object...
What is revolve (revolution)?
Shadows are created by...
What is an object blocking sunlight or a light source?
The reason the moon looks bright...
What is it reflects the Sun's light?
A collection of water such as a puddle, river, or lake...
What is accumulation?
A scientist that studies the weather...
What is a meteorologist?
To spin or turn...
What is rotate (rotation)?
This movement causes shadows to change shape throughout the day...
What is rotation of the Earth on its axis?
When a moon phase is less than half lit...
What is a crescent?
The brightest star in our Solar System, which provides energy, heat, and light...
A weather tool/instrument that measures the amount of precipitation that has fallen...
What is a rain gauge?
The amount of time that Earth takes to make one revolution around the Sun
What is approximately 365 days or 1 year?
Location of the sun that creates long shadows...
What is low in the sky (morning or evening)?
The moon phase when it has revolved halfway around the Earth...
What is a full moon?
This component of the Water Cycle requires heat to occur...
What is evaporation?
A weather tool/instrument that shows the direction the wind is blowing...
What is a wind vane (weather vane)?
This movement causes day and night.
What is rotation of Earth on its axis?
Time of day when shadows are the shortest...
What is noon (or midday)?
The moon phase when the moon is between the Sun and the Earth...
What is a new moon?
This component of the Water Cycle causes water vapor to change back into liquid and causes clouds to form...
What is condensation?
A weather tool/instrument that measures wind speed...
What is an anemometer?
The way the Earth is tilted on its axis while it revolves around the Sun causes...
What are Earth's seasons?
If the Sun is in the West, the shadow will be located...
What is in the East?
When a moon phase is more than half lit...
What is a gibbous moon?
This component of the Water Cycle transfers water from land back to bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers...
What is run-off?