Space & Earth’s Movement
This motion of Earth causes day and night.
What is rotation?
The Moon appears completely dark in this phase.
What is the New Moon?
Liquid water turning into vapor.
What is evaporation?
Higher places are usually colder because of this climate factor.
What is elevation?
A testable explanation for a question.
What is a hypothesis?
This motion of Earth causes the seasons.
What is revolution?
The right half of the Moon is lit during this phase.
What is the First Quarter?
Water vapor cooling and forming clouds.
What is condensation?
This tool measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
A scientific activity that tests a hypothesis
What is an experiment?
We live in this spiral-shaped galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
The entire side facing Earth is lit.
What is the Full Moon?
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
What is precipitation?
A tall, dark cloud that brings thunderstorms.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud?
A scientific activity that explores or observes without testing variables.
What is an investigation?
Earth takes this long to complete one revolution around the Sun.
What is 365 days?
The left half of the Moon is lit.
What is the Third Quarter?
The main source of evaporation on Earth.
What is the ocean?
The dry side of a mountain is called this.
What is the rain shadow?
The step where scientists record what they see, measure, or notice.
What is an observation?
A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
What is a galaxy?
This is the reason we see different moon phases
What is the Moon’s revolution around Earth?
The Sun’s role in the water cycle.
What is providing energy/heat?
This factor makes coastal climates milder than inland climates.
What is proximity to bodies of water?
The final step of the scientific method.
What is the conclusion?