Go With the Flow
Does the water cycle ever stop?
What is... no? Congrats! You have drunk dinosaur pee!
It takes ______________ for the Earth to complete one rotation.
What is... 24 hours, or 1 day?
Identify the three specific names for water in each state of matter.
What is... water vapor (gas), liquid water, and ice (solid)?
The sun is also a ___________.
What is... a star?
Without it, the water cycle wouldn't happen. What is it?
Earth completes one revolution around the sun in ____________.
What is... 365 days, or 1 year?
Name an example of precipitation.
What is... rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
About how long is a lunar cycle (when the moon appears as different shapes called moon phases)?
What is... a month?
Where does most evaporation occur?
Earth's axis is ___________.
What is... tilted?
Name an example of collection.
What are... oceans, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, glaciers, etc.?
The closer an object is, the ___________ it will appear in size.
Also, if that object produces light, the ___________ it will appear.
What is... bigger?
What is... brighter?
When water vapor rises and cools in the atmosphere, the particles ___________ and become tiny water droplets, forming _______________.
What is... condense?
What are... clouds?
Why do we eat lunch (during the day) just as people in Russia get ready for bed (at night)?
What is... because of Earth's rotation? The US and Russia are on opposite sides of the globe, so when we experience daytime, they are experiencing nighttime.
A group of stars is called a ____________.
What is... a constellation?
When the sun is in the east, which direction will your shadow be facing?
What is... the west?
Draw a picture of the water cycle with the labels in the correct places (collection, condensation, evaporation, precipitation).
What is... Ms. Rosten doesn't want to pay for the premium feature of uploading pictures and will pull one up in another tab?
What is caused by Earth's revolution around the sun COMBINED WITH having a tilted axis?
What are... seasons?
Define gravity (on Earth).
What is... the force that pulls an object toward the center of Earth?
How is it that we can see the moon?
(Hint: it does not produce its own light.)
What is... the sun? The moon reflects light from the sun!