Weather
Clouds that form on the surface of the ground are known as this
What is fog
These are the eight planets in our solar system
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What is Orion
The longest observed one of these, that occurs during and after a rainstorm, lasted 9 hours
What is a rainbow
This man golfed on the moon
Who is Alan Shepherd
This funnel shaped column of air that rotates up to 300 mph was in the movie The Wizard of Oz
What is a tornado
This planet has an active storm known as "The Great Red Spot"
What is Jupiter
What is Sirius
This form of precipitation can be small as or pebbles or even large as tennis balls, like the ones that fell in Texas in 1995, during one of the most damaging thunderstorms ever to hit the US
What are hailstones
He was the first man, with a key and kite, to demonstrate that thunderstorms generate electricity
Who is Ben Frankin
A very heavy snowstorm with violent winds is also called this
What is a blizzard
This planet has fourteen moons
What is Neptune
When the moon is becoming less visible it is known as this
What is waning
These rotating columns of air over water can make sea creature fall down from the sky
What are waterspouts
This comet is visible to Earth once every 76-76 years
What is Halley's Comet
In order for a thunderstorm to happen, air molecules needed to be heated to this temperature
What is 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit
The heliocentric theory states that all planets orbit this large star
What is the sun
What is the Big Dipper
The hottest temperature ever recorded at 134 degrees F was recorded here
What is Death Valley, CA
This is the newest branch of the US military
What is the Space Force
These are the three main types of clouds
What are cumulous, cirrus, and stratus
Stars form two types of clusters, one of them is called this
What is open cluster OR global cluster
These five brightest planets can be seen by the naked eye, so long as you know where to look
What are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
Wildfires can sometimes create "fire whirls" which are these, only made of fire
What are tornadoes
Elon Musk's Mars Colonization program is called this
What is SpaceX