is a family of stars, solar systems, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, dust, gasses, and energy.
What is a universe?
100
Sea breeze
_______ is a breeze goes towards the land
100
moon phases
The changing shapes of the moon are called ____ _____
100
on the outer arm
Where is our planet located in the Milky Way galaxy?
100
diamond, talc
What is the hardest and softest mineral?
200
Mars
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
200
Weathering is a process that breaks rocks down into sediments by wind, water, and ice
What is weathering?
200
light on the moon is increasing
What does waxing mean?
200
astronomical unit
What is the average distance between the sun and the Earth?
200
how they are formed
How are rocks classified?
300
24 hours
The earth rotates on its axis every _____ hours
300
equator
The _______ gets the most direct sunlight since the Earth is tilted.
300
The light on the moon decreasing
What is waning
300
Pluto
Our solar system has 8 planets and 1 planetoid. What is that planetoid called?
300
Atlantic ocean
What ocean is closest to Georgia?
400
gravity
What keeps the planets in orbit?
400
is a process that moves sediments from one place to another.
What is erosion
400
nebula
Scientist believe our solar system was created 4.5 billion years ago from a huge cloud of gas and dust called a ______.
400
seasons
We have ________ because the Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees.
400
continental slope
When shelf drops off into the deep part of the ocean it's called what?
500
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupitur, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (Pluto as the darf planet)
Name the planets in order from the sun.
500
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation
What are the 3 words that explain the water cycle?
500
is a law of motion.
What is an inertia?
500
comet- ball of ice and rock. Its nucleus begins to glow as it gets closer to the sun and forms a tail that points away from the sun.
asteroids-chunks of rock and metal, most are located in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
meteor- shooting star that enters Earth's atmosphere.
Describe the characteristics of comets, asteroids, and meteors.