SUN
EARTH
MOON
WATER CYCLE
WEATHER & CLIMATE
100

Where is the sun?

At the center of our solar system

100

How many moons does Earth have?

1

100

Who is our moon's neighbor?

Earth

100

Name one of the processes in the water cycle

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation, Run-off

100

It's going to be in the high 70s today. Is an example of weather or climate?

Weather

200

Name the order of the planets that orbit the sun?

My

Very

Educated

Mother

Just 

Served

Us 

Nachos

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune


200

What is another name for Earth? How did it get it's name?

Blue planet, because more than 70% is covered in water

200

How come the moon has so many craters when compared to Earth?

Earth's atmosphere breaks down asteroids as they start to enter. 

200

What is the driving force (the only source) of the water cycle

Sun

200

What is the picture below describing? Weather or climate?


Climate

300

Which planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?

Neptune

300

Where does the sunset? 

Where does the sunrise?

West, East

300

Why is there still footprints on the moon from over 40 years ago?

No atmosphere, no wind, no water

300

Name the 4 types of precipitation.

Rain, snow, sleet, hail

300

What kind of front is Texas experiencing?


Cold front

400

Why is the sun's surface constantly changing?

Hydrogen atoms are continuously colliding 

400

What is the name of the outermost layer of Earth?

The crust

400

How does the moon light up the Earth?

Sunlight is reflected off the Earth and onto the moon, which then gives us light during the night.

400

How is a cloud formed?

Clouds form when the invisible water vapor in the air condenses into visible water droplets or ice crystals.

400

What kind of natural disaster is going on in the image below?


Hurricane 

500

What is the main gas that the sun is made out of?

Hydrogen

500

Why is the equator the hottest/warmest part of our planet?

Earth's axis

500

The moon has 1/6 of the gravity that Earth has. If a young elephant that weighs 600 pounds, goes to the moon. What is the elephant's weight on the moon?

100 pounds

500

Runoff is nothing more than water "running off" the land surface. Just as the water you wash your car with runs off down the driveway as you work, the rain that Mother Nature covers the landscape with runs off downhill, too due to ______________.

Gravity

500

Why do we put salt on ice roads and sidewalks?

Salt prevents ice and frost from forming.