Moon Phases
Describe what the full moon looks like.
What is a moon that is fully lit and can be seen from Earth.
What are the four seasons? in the correct order
What is Winter, spring, summer, fall
How is the sun important to the water cycle?
What is the Sun provides the water cycle with heat energy to begin evaporation.
Weather or climate
Today, it was sunny, but tomorrow, there is a 10% chance of rain.
What is weather
How does the Earth move in relation to the Sun?
What is it spins around its axis and orbits the sun.
1st quarter, _______, _______, _______
Describe what the trees would look like in the fall season compared to the spring season.
What is during fall the leaves on trees would change colors becoming brown or orange. During spring time the leaves would be green and some trees would begin to flower or bear fruit.
What are the five main parts of the water cycle? In the correct order
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, collection
Weather or climate
Tropical, dry, record highs/lows, decades
What is climate
What causes day and night? How long does it take?
What is the earth's rotation on its axis every 24 hour
3rd quarter, _______, _______, _______
What is waning crescent, new moon, waxing crescent
Explain Why the temperature is colder during winter. (hint include the hemispheres and their relation to the sun or sunlight)
Explain what happens during evaporation?
What is water warms up turning from a liquid to a gas (water vapor)
What is the difference between weather and climate?
What is Weather is for a short time, climate is the average weather over a long period of time
Explain how the moon orbits Earth
What is the moon follows Earth in a circular path
new moon, _______, _______, _______
what is waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous
Explain why summers have longer days than other seasons.
What is Summer days are longer because that hemisphere is tilted closer the the sun and receiving more direct sunlight.
What happens during condensation?
What is water vapor cools as it rises in the sky and begin to form clouds
What is this and example of?
Seattle, WA
- Condition Partly cloudy
- High 37°F, Low 22°F
- precipitation 9%
- Wind 11 MPH
What is a weather forecast
Why is the moon visible? Where does it get light from?
Explain how the moon changes appearance over a month.
What is the moon starts off as a new moon. we cannot see it on Earth but as the month goes by the moon looks like it is growing until we see a full moon then it begins to get darker or lose light.
Describe how changing seasons shows a pattern. (hint: temperature and daylight)
What is During winter the days are shorter and the average temperature is colder. As we move into spring time the temperature becomes warmer and the day time gets longer. When we reach summer the temperature rises even more and we see the longest days of the year. Once fall hits the temperature and amount of daylight begin to drop.
What is transpiration?
Weather or climate
A typical day in Brazil would be hot and humid.
What is climate
Why do northern and southern hemisphere have different seasons during the same time?
What is the Earth's tilt causes them to have a different season based on the amount of sunlight they receive from the sun.