Planets
Motion
Seasons
Weather
Vocabulary
100
This is the planet closest to the sun
What is mercury
100
Another word for Earth's spin
What is rotation
100
True or False - seasons occur on Earth because it gets closer and further from the sun
What is False
100
This is harsh or dangerous weather
What is severe weather
100
This word means to go around another object in a curved path
What is orbit
200
These are the 2 planets that are neighbors of Earth
What are Mars and Venus
200
This also means one complete orbit
What is revolution
200
Earth's seasons are caused by
What is Earths' tilt on its axis
200
This is the layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens
What is the troposphere
200
This is what the North pole always points towards
What is North Star
300
This is the largest planet
What is Jupiter
300
This natural object revolves around Earth
What is the moon
300
During winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the Southern Hemisphere experiences this
What is summer
300
When a tropical storm gets intense with 74mph winds it's called
What is hurricane
300
This is the line separating North and South on the planet
What is equator
400
This is the planet furthest from the sun
What is Neptune
400
This is the only planet that spins clockwise
What is Venus
400
Energy density on the surface of Earth changes because the _____________ changes
What is solar angle
400
To measure a air pressure you must use a
What is barometer
400
This means forcing particles into a smaller space
What is compression
500
This planet spins on its side
What is Uranus
500
Planets spin around this imaginary line
What is axis
500
Sunlight hitting the equator has a greater __________________ than energy hitting the northern or southern parts of the planet.
What is energy density
500
To measure air humidity you can use this
What is a hygrometer
500
This is what causes seasons on Earth
What is tilt
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