Solar System
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our solar system?
Milky Way
What do scientists believe the universe began with?
Big Bang Theory
How long is one moon phases cycle?
1 month or around 27 days
What is the main source to start the water cycle?
Sun or sun light
What layer is the ozone layer located in?
Stratosphere
Which is known as the "Red Planet"?
Mars
What shape is the Milky Way Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
What happens when the moon casts a shadow onto the Earth?
Solar Eclipse
What is the process when water vapor turns back into liquid?
Condensation
What is it called when heat transfers by direct contact?
Conduction
List the four terrestrial planets in our solar system.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
What model shows that Earth is in the center of our Universe?
Geocentric Model
What moon phases follows the 3rd Quarter?
Waning Crescent
What is the deepest part of the ocean where salinity is at the highest?
What is the heat transfer when hot air rises and cold air sinks?
Convection
What rocky belt sits between the terrestrial planets and Gas giants?
Asteroid Belt
What astronomer came up with the Idea of the Heliocentric Model?
Copernicus
If the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
Winter
What is a volcanic island called?
Seamount
The highest air pressure is located in what atmosphere layer
Troposphere
What is the motion called that keeps planets in orbit. (Hint: Its NOT Gravity)
Inertia
What was made in order to prove the Heliocentric Model?
What is the dark part of the shadow during an eclipse
Umbra
What is it called when ice turns into water vapor
Sublimation
What gas makes up most of our atmosphere
Nitrogen