Weather Vocab
Astronomy
The Seasons
Earth
Science Tools
100
A scientist who studies the weather.
What is a meteorologist?
100
The Earth travels around this every 365 days.
What is the sun?
100
This is the coldest season of the year.
What is winter?
100

An imaginary line around which the Earth spins?

Earth's axis

100
A tool that measures temperature.
What is a thermometer?
200
The process by which water particles come together to form clouds.
What is condensation?
200
We have day and night because the Earth does this.
What is rotate?
200
This is the hottest season of the year.
What is summer?
200

This "top" part of the Earth is angled toward the sun

What is the Northern hemisphere?

200

This tool allows you to see molecules

What is a microscope?

300
How hot or cold it is outside.
What is temperature?
300
The moon appears to change shape in the night sky which is known as this.
What are phases, or waxing and waning.
300
We have this many seasons in a year.
What is four?
300

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is this season in the Southern Hemisphere.

What are Summer?

300
A tool that determines wind direction.
What is a wind vane?
400
When water turns into a gas and returns to the air.
What is evaporation?
400
The moon travels aound this.
What is the Earth?
400
On what day of the month do most seasons begin?
What is the 21st?
400

Earth's orbit is this shape?

What is Elliptical 

400
A tool for measuring how tall someone is.
What is a measuring tape.
500
The four aspects of the weather.
What are temperature, clouds, precipitation, and wind?
500
This star provides heat and light for the Earth.
What is the sun?
500
We have seasons because the Earth does this.
What is tilt?
500

At any moment, the Sun illuminates this percentage of the Earth

What is 50%?

500
A tool for measuring how heavy or light something is.
What is a balance scale?
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