Astronomy
The force that keeps the planets in orbit
What is gravity?
The only difference between this landform and a volcano is a magma chute
What is a mountain?
The invisible line that runs through the hottest countries in the world like Ecuador and Kenya
What is the equator?
The only group of living organisms that is related to dinosaurs
What are birds?
Latin word that means "equal night"
What is the equinox?
The reason for the seasons
What is the Earth's axial tilt?
The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces, usually by wind or water
What is erosion?
This word describes when there is a lot of moisture in the air
What is humid?
This animal shares over 95% of its DNA with tigers
What is a house cat?
This word means "anything related to the sun", from the Latin 'sol'
What is solar?
What is Betelgeuse?
A landform surrounded by water on all sides
What is an island?
This word refers to a tropical storm that usually forms over warm water and get stronger over water
What is a hurricane?
These kinds of animals are warm-blooded, have skin or fur and feed their babies milk
What are mammals?
This dinosaur name is Latin for "3 horned face"
What is triceratops?
This happens when the moon is in the Earth's shadow
What is a lunar eclipse?
This kind of rock is formed when lava is cooled by either air or water
What is igneous rock?
This word refers to a wind tunnel that forms underneath a storm system and gets stronger over land
What is a tornado?
This animal is not naturally pink but gains its color from the pink shrimp that it eats
What is a flamingo?
This word fragment means "star"
What is "stell-"?
These celestial bodies have their own orbit and are often called 'shooting stars'
What are comets?
This is a word that refers to a chain of islands like Japan or the Philippines
What is an archipelago?
This Japanese word refers to a series of strong and tall waves, often happens after an earthquake
What is a tsunami?
The only bird in the world that can fly backward
What is a hummingbird?
This science term comes from the Latin word for "weight' or "heavy"
What is gravity?