Space / Moon / Sun
This star is at the center of our solar system.
What is the Sun?
The thin, outer layer of the Earth where we live.
What is the crust?
Rocks that form from melted rock cooling are called this type.
What are igneous rocks?
The giant pieces of Earth’s crust that move slowly are called this.
What are tectonic plates?
Why did the cookie go to the hospital?
Because it felt crummy!
The path Earth takes around the Sun is called this.
What is an orbit?
This hot, thick layer beneath the crust is made of semi-melted rock.
What is the mantle?
The type of rock made from layers being pressed together over time.
What are sedimentary rocks?
The place where two plates meet is called a plate ?.
What is a boundary?
Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long?
Because then it would be a foot.
The Moon’s shape appears to change because of these.
What are the moon phases?
The atmosphere layer closest to Earth where weather happens.
What is the troposphere?
In the water cycle, liquid water turning into vapor is called this.
What is evaporation?
When plates slide past each other, they often cause these natural events.
What are earthquakes?
Why did the bicycle fall over?
Because it was two-tired.
When the Moon blocks the Sun during the day, this event happens.
What is a solar eclipse?
Earth’s outer core is liquid, but this deeper layer is solid.
What is the inner core?
Rock can change from one type to another through heat, pressure, and melting. This whole process is called the ____________ cycle.
What is the rock cycle?
When two plates push together, they can form these tall landforms.
What are mountains?
Why don’t skeletons fight each other?
They don’t have the guts.
The pull that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun is called this force.
What is gravity?
This layer of the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation.
What is the ozone layer?
When water vapor turns back into liquid droplets, this happens.
What is condensation?
When one plate sinks beneath another plate, this process occurs.
What is subduction?
What do you call cheese that’s made backward?
Edam.