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Solar System
Earth
Moon
Weather
Wild Weather
100
What is a big ball of hot gases?
a star
100
What is the vocabulary word for light and heat?
energy
100
The object that appears the largest in the night sky.
Moon
100
What the air is like outside.
weather
100
What happens in a blizzard?
heavy snow
200
What is a group of stars that form a star picture in the night sky?
constellation
200
Light and energy from the sun is called __________
solar energy
200
True or False: The moon has it's own light.
False. The light from the moon comes from the sun.
200
When water evaporates it becomes ______________
water vapor
200
What should you do to prepare for a tornado?
go to a room without windows
300
What is the star closest to Earth?
the sun
300
Why does Earth have night and day?
Earth's rotation
300
Which tool can be used to see objects in the night sky?
telescope
300
The tool used to measure air temperature.
thermometer
300
What should you do on a hot, sunny day? A. play a game of soccer B. wear layers of dark clothing C. stay outside in the sun D. drink a lot of water
D. Drink a lot of water
400
What is a large ball of rock or gas that travels around the sun?
a planet
400
The vocabulary that means the path the Earth moves around the sun
orbit
400
Vocabulary word for the holes that are made when a large rock moving through space hits the moon.
craters
400
Vocabulary word that means to measure how hot or cold the air is.
temperature
400
What type of weather has rain, thunder, and lightning and strikes tall things?
Thunderstorms
500
The vocabulary word for the sun and planets
solar system
500
Why does the Earth have seasons that change?
Earth tilts on its axis as it orbits the sun.
500
What makes the moon seem to change shape?
the moon's orbit
500
The way water travels fro land into the air and back again over and over is called the ________________
water cycle
500
What type of weather has strong winds, high ocean waves, and heavy rain?
Hurricanes