planets
Earth
vocabulary
seasons
potpourri
100
Third planet from the sun
What is Earth
100
the cause of the seasons
What is the tilt of the Earth on it axis
100
orbit of an object around another object
What is revolution
100
the beginning of summer and winter
What is the solstice
100
a logical conclusion based on information available to a scientist
What is an inference
200
The number of planets in the solar system
What is Eight
200
365.25 days
What is a year
200
spin of an object around it own axis
What is rotation
200
beginning of spring and fall
What is equinox
200
a group in a controlled experiment for which the independent variable is no changed
What is control group
300
the largest planet
What is Jupiter
300
150 million km
What is astronomical Unit
300
an object the orbits the sun, is massive enough to be nearly spherical in shape and has no other large object in its orbital path
What is a planet
300
the Earth is between the moon and the sun and half the moon is lit up
What is full moon
400
Force that holds planets in orbit
What is gravity
400
solid bits of debris that travel through the solar system
What is a meteroid
400
daily rising and falling of the oceans
What is tides
400
the group in a controlled experiment that is used to observe the effect of changing the independent variable
What is experimental group
500
Name the planets in order
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
500
A bulge of water at the two places on Earth that are closest to and farthest from the moon
What is High tide
500
small icy objects that orbit the sun and develop tails
What is a comet
500
movement of one solar object into the shadow of another solar object
What is eclipse
500
a factor in an experiment that is changed by the investigator
What is independent variable
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