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Earth
Our Solar System
Comets and Asteroids
Climate Zones
Miscellaneous
100
ROTATION causes day and night cycles.
What cycle on Earth is caused by its ROTATION?
100
One medium-sized star, our sun.
How many stars are in our solar system?
100
A frozen ball of gas and dust
What is a comet?
100
Ohio is in the temperate climate zone.
What climate zone is Ohio in?
100
The distance light travels in a year.
What is a light year?
200
The tilt causes the seasons on Earth.
What does the tilt of Earth on its axis cause?
200
Earth (3rd position from the sun) is at the just-right distance from the sun, allowing it to get just the right amount of heat to sustain life.
Why is Earth considered to be in the "goldilocks" position of the solar system?
200
An object in space that is made of rock and metal, but too small to be a planet
What is an asteroid?
200
The coldest climate zones, located at each pole.
What are the Polar climate zones?
200
The length of the moon's orbit around Earth
What is one month?
300
Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its axis.
How many degrees is Earth tilted on its axis?
300
The star at the center of our solar system.
What is the sun?
300
The place where most asteroids in our Solar System can be found
What is the Asteroid Belt?
300
The two seasons in the Polar climate zone are light and dark.
What are the two seasons in the Polar climate zone?
300
Earth's natural satellite.
What is the moon?
400
The REVOLUTION is one year on Earth.
What cycle does the REVOLUTION of the Earth around the Sun cause?
400
The location of the asteroid belt in our solar system.
What is between Mars and Jupiter?
400
Icy balls of rock
What are comets?
400
The two seasons in the tropical climate zones are wet and dry.
What are the names of the two seasons in the tropical climate zones?
400
Any object that orbits another object.
What is a satellite?
500
50% of the Earth experiences night at the same time.
What percentage of Earth experiences night at the same time?
500
The day when night and day are the same length.
What is the spring (vernal) and/or autumnal equinox?
500
The comet that can be seen from Earth every 75-76 years
What is Halley's comet?
500
The amount of direct and indirect sunlight.
What is the determining factor of climate in a particular zone?
500
The season during which we experience the longest hours of daylight
What is summer?