Things That Rotate
This celestial body rotates on its axis, causing day and night on Earth.
What is the Earth?
This celestial body revolves around the Earth and is often associated with romantic folklore.
What is the moon?
This term describes the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space.
What is an orbit?
This classic sandwich cookie consists of two chocolate wafers with a sweet cream filling.
What are Oreos?
This process occurs when a liquid changes into a gas.
What is evaporation?
This popular children's toy consists of a central axis with blades that rotate when you pull a string.
What is spinning top?
This geometric shape is formed by the revolution of a semicircle around its diameter.
What is a sphere?
This small celestial body orbits the Sun and is primarily composed of rock and metal.
What is an asteroid?
This sweet and chewy snack, made from sugar, butter, and popcorn, is often enjoyed during holidays like Halloween and Christmas.
What is caramel corn?
This type of cloud is thin and wispy and forms at high altitudes.
What is a cirrus cloud?
This device, often found in kitchens, rotates food to ensure even cooking.
What is a microwave turntable?
This planet in our solar system has the shortest revolution period around the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This spacecraft, launched in 1977, has traveled beyond our solar system and is the first human-made object to do so.
What is Voyager 1?
This snack, popular in Japan, consists of dried and roasted peas coated in a crunchy shell.
What are wasabi peas?
This type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava.
What is igneous rock?
This sport involves players rotating a cylinder to maneuver a small ball into a series of holes.
What is golf?
This iconic dance move, popularized by Michael Jackson, involves a full revolution on one foot.
What is the moonwalk?
This phenomenon occurs when a celestial body passes directly between a planet and its sun, blocking out some or all of the sun's light.
What is a transit?
This traditional Mexican snack consists of dried, salted, and sometimes spiced crickets or grasshoppers.
What are chapulines?
This process occurs when plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.
What is photosynthesis?
This type of engine uses rotating blades to produce thrust.
What is jet engine?
This scientist proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system, where the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This term describes the point in an object's orbit when it is closest to the celestial body it is orbiting.
What is perigee?
This snack, popular in parts of Africa, consists of dried, salted, and sometimes spiced strips of meat, often beef or game meat.
What is biltong?
What is Mr. Cook's middle name?
What is Grae?