Planets
There are this many planets in the solar system.
What is 8?
When the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, it is this season.
What is Winter?
Water that has retreated to its lowest level.
What is low tide?
This is the source of all light and energy on Earth.
What is the sun?
I cover approximately 75% of the Earth's surface. What am I?
What is water?
The two categories of planets.
What are terrestrial and gas giants?
When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, what season is it?
What is Summer?
Water that has moved further up the shore to its highest level.
What is high tide?
Earth spinning on its axis is called this and takes this long.
What is rotation and 24 hours?
I am known as the red planet. Who am I?
What is Mars?
The planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune.
During these two seasons neither hemisphere of Earth is tilted closer to or further from the sun. The sunlight is directed at the equator.
What is Spring and Autumn?
This many low tides and high tides happen in one day.
What is 2?
Earth orbiting around the sun is called this and takes this long.
What is revolution and 365.25 days?
I am the largest terrestrial planet. Who am I?
What is Earth?
Sort the planets into their two categories.
Terrestrial: Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
Gas Giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
How does the season differ in the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere?
What is the seasons are opposites?
Summer / Winter
Fall / Spring
This causes the Earth's tides.
What is the moon?
It takes the moon this long to orbit around the Earth.
What is 29.5 days?
I am caused by the moon's gravity and its orbit around the Earth. What am I?
What are the seasons?
The planets in size order from largest to smallest.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars & Mercury.
What is the revolution of the earth around the sun and the tilt on it's axis?
This is the height difference between low and high tides.
What is the tidal range?
What is the angle that Earth is tilted on its axis?
What is 23.5 degrees?
I am caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis and its orbit around the sun. What am I?
What are the seasons?