Planets
The closest planet to the Sun...
Mercury
This is how many hours it takes for the Earth to rotate on its axis one complete time...
24 hours
This type of rock is formed by layers of sediment...
Sedimentary Rock
A large body in space made of gas that emits heat and light...
Star
Earth's way of RECYCLING water is known as....
The Water Cycle
This is the 3rd planet from the Sun...
Earth
This is how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun one time...
365 days
This is the process by which rock, soil and other weathered material get moved from one place to another...
Erosion
It is our closest star...
The Sun
Hail, Rain, Sleet, Snow are all examples of....
Precipitation
What 2 planets are closest to Earth?
Venus and Mars
This is a natural object that orbits the Earth...
Moon
This type of rock is formed from cooled magma or lava....
Igneous Rock
The TYPE of galaxy we live in...
spiral
The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air...
Humidity
This is the 8th planet from the Sun...
Neptune
The turning of an object on its axis is called...
Rotation
The color of a powder that a rock makes when it is rubbed is called...
Streak
The name of the galaxy we live in...
Milky Way Galaxy
The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place is called...
Weather
This planet blocks Earth and other planets from being hit with many meteors and asteroids...
Jupiter
The Earth's surface is made up of these (moving) large pieces that move as liquid rock pushes underneath...
Plates
The property of a rock used to describe how it appears when light is reflected off of it...
Luster
Our nearest neighboring GALAXY...
Andromeda Galaxy
Another name for a hurricane...
Cyclone, Typhoon