Planets
Which planet is the largest in our solar system?
Jupiter
What weather tool measures temperature?
thermometer
A. Geologist
B. Biologist
C. Astronomer
D. Meteorologist
Meteorologist
True or False: The sun is a star.
True
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus
Which planet has all three phases of water and 1 moon?
Earth
Which of these tools measures capacity of a liquid?
A. Barometer
B. Graduated Cylinder
C. Hygrometer
D. Balance Scale
Graduated Cylinder
What severe storm forms over the ocean?
Hurricane
The Earth completes this in 24 hours or 1 day.
A. Rotation
B. Revolution
Rotation
The variable that is changed on purpose is called the ____________________ variable.
Independent
The four Inner Planets are called __________________ planets because they are made of rock.
Terrestrial
Lilly wanted to measure how much rain fell during a thunderstorm. What weather instrument would she use to measure the amount of rain that fell?
A. Barometer
B. Hygrometer
C. Rain Gauge
D. Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Decreases
This force keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
Gravity
What are the colors of the visible spectrum of light?
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet
Which planet is called the "red planet"?
Peter's 6th grade class went to an observatory to learn more about our solar system. Which of these tools should Peter look through to get a close up view of the moon?
A. Periscope
B. Telescope
C. Binoculars
D. Microscope
Telescope
This weather tool measures the amount of water vapor (humidity) in the air.
Hygrometer
What phase of the moon is it when we can't see the moon from Earth?
New Moon
What layer of the Earth's atmosphere has weather and clouds?
Troposphere
List the 8 planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
What weather instrument measures air pressure?
Barometer
Thermosphere
Due to Earth's axial tilt, the southern hemisphere experiences this season in December.
Summer
Which outstanding football team won the Superbowl in 1986.
Chicago Bears