Yule TIDE
It tells you how much “Christmas spice” the ocean has — the more of it, the more Santa might need a sip of milk.
What is salinity?
This planet is so hot it makes Santa sweat through his suit.
What is Venus?
This classic holiday pairing is what children leave out for Santa on Christmas Eve.
What is milk and cookies?
This tells you how cold it feels outside when the wind is blowing — basically what happens when Jack Frost teams up with Santa’s sleigh.
What is wind chill?
This mineral fizzes in acid - very festive science.
What is calcite?
This measures the distance between a wave’s crest and trough — Santa uses it to judge whether his sleigh can surf the waves.
What is wave height?
This ice giant is tilted so far over that it looks like it’s taking a long winter nap under the Christmas tree.
What is Uranus?
This iconic red and white striped candy shaped like a shepherd's staff and is often hung on a Christmas tree.
What is a candy cane?
This lowest layer of the atmosphere is where all our weather happens — basically where snowflakes, clouds, and Santa’s sleigh do their daily work.
What is the troposphere?
This black sedimentary rock is famously “naughty list” fuel for chimneys at Christmas and a major source of energy worldwide.
What is coal?
Large systems of circulating ocean currents — basically the ocean doing a Christmas dance in a circle.
What are gyres?
These icy space travelers grow glowing tails when they get close to the Sun — kind of like Rudolph lighting the way, but with more ice and less sleigh.
What are comets?
This creamy holiday beverage is traditionally made with milk, eggs, sugar.
What is eggnog?
The most common gas in the air — proving that sometimes the biggest gift is the one you can’t see.
What is nitrogen?
This “hardness scale” helps you figure out if a mineral can scratch your snowman’s nose — or if it’s just soft as a marshmallow.
What is the Mohs scale?
This warm ocean current helps keep Europe cozy — kind of like a giant Christmas sweater for the Atlantic.
What is the Gulf Stream?
This icy region past Neptune is like the ocean of the outer solar system — think of it as Santa’s secret stash of frozen Christmas cookies.
What is the Kuiper Belt?
This dense holiday cake is packed with dried fruits and nuts, and is famous for inspiring both love an "re-gifting" traditions.
What is fruitcake?
These clouds are so high and thin, even the elves need a ladder to reach them.
What are cirrus clouds?
When this mineral is scraped across a plate, it leaves a colored trail — like Santa’s sleigh painting the night sky with holiday magic.
What is streak?
When the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up, tides go BIG - inflatable Santa big.
What are spring tides?
The planet that tried for a white Christmas but ended up with red frosting instead.
What is Mars?
This dessert is made of sponge cake rolled with buttercream and decorated to look like a log?
What is a Yule log?
This makes moving air and water bend, so even Jack Frost can’t skate in a straight line.
What is the Coriolis Effect?
The property describes how light reflects off a mineral's surface - holiday sparkle.
What is luster.