SUN
SOLAR SYSTEM
MOON
EARTH
ATMOSPHERE
100
Earth's Sun is this size.
What is average size?
100
These other members are in the solar system besides the Sun and planets (3).
What are comets, moons, and asteroids?
100
We see different phases of the moon because of this.
What is reflected light from the Sun?
100
This causes the length of a day on Earth to be 24 hours.
What is rotation?
100
Where the atmoshpere is located.
What is a thin shell around Earth?
200
The Sun is this much bigger than Earth.
What is 1,000,000 times?
200
Earth's orbit is this shape.
What is circular?
200
Earth orbits the Sun while the moon orbits this:
What is Earth?
200
Earth's rotation causes the Sun and moon to appear to rise here.
What is the eastern horizon?
200
The 4 main things in the atmosphere.
What are nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor?
300
Stars are so far away they look like this.
What are points of light?
300
This is the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
What is gravity?
300
These result from seeing different portions of the lighted area of the moon's surface.
What are moon phases?
300
Earth's revolution around the Sun defines the length of a year is this many days.
What is 365 1/4?
300
The atmosphere is divided into this many layers with distinct properties.
What is 6?
400
How would you compare stars?
What is vast?
400
The regular and predictable motions in the solar system explain these 7 things.
What is a day, a year, phases of the moon, eclipses, tides, meteor showers, and comets?
400
The moon phases repeat in a cyclic pattern this often.
What is a month?
400
These 2 things cause the seasos.
What are rotation and tilt?
400
Nearly all weather occurs in the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
500
What are the major bodies in the solar system?
What are the Sun and planets?
500
These 2 things are based on celestial observations.
What are time an the coordinates system?
500
The apparent motions of the Sun, moon, planets, and stars across the sky can be explained by these 2 things.
What is Earth's rotation and revolution?
500
The length of daylight dependson these 2 things.
What are latitude and seasons?
500
As altitude increases, air pressure does this:
What is decreases?
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