Vocab 1
Vocab 2
Questions 1
Questions 2
Take a chance
100
This tool measures rainfall.
Rain guage
100
This tool measures wind direction.
Wind vane
100
What causes day and night?
Earth's rotation
100
How many phases does the Moon have?
8
100
What kind of water is in the ocean?
Salt water
200
Puffy clouds with a flat bottom that mean sunny weather.
Cumulus
200
Low, flat blanket-like clouds that may bring rain.
Stratus
200
What causes the seasons?
Earth's tilt means either the northern or southern part of Earth will have longer days at a given time of year during Earth's revolution.
200
What gives energy to the water cycle, leading to evaporation?
The Sun
200
How many moons does Mars have?
2
300
A layer of gases surrounding a body, such as a planet or moon.
Atmosphere
300
This gas makes up 21% of Earth's atmosphere.
Oxygen
300
What are three states of water?
solid ice, liquid water and gaseous water vapour
300
What do we call it when the light on the moon gets bigger?
Waxing
300
Which high cloud means the weather might change soon?
Cirrus
400
Weather is the c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of the atmosphere.
condition
400
1. The change from liquid to gas.
2. The change from gas to liquid.
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
400
What are three tools to measure the weather?
Rain gauge, wind vane, wind meter, thermometer, satellite.
400
What would happen if the Earth's axis were not tilted?
There would be no seasons.
400
What are the nationalities of the 4 astronauts who recently went around the Moon?
3 Americans and 1 Canadian
500
Rain, snow, sleet and hail are this.
Precipitation
500
1. Earth spinning on it axis.
2. Earth orbiting around the Sun.
1. rotation
2. revolution
500
Describe in detail what causes tides on Earth.
Moon's gravity pulls on the oceans, and Earth rotates into and out of the higher-pulled water.
500
Tell me, in order, the four main phases of the Moon.
500
Guess how far Mr. Jay ran yesterday. You have a 5km range.
25km