M is for Moon
a month, 28 days
What is the reasons for the seasons?
Earth's tilt
What is a noun and a verb?
a person, place or thing
an action word
Describe Mercury
rocky, 1st planet from sun, no atmosphere, no moon
How does igneous rock form?
lava cools
If the moon is between Earth and the sun what is the phase?
New Moon
What keeps the planets orbiting the sun?
gravity
Bestest time of the school day
3:18 PM
Describe Venus
hottest planet, second planet from the sun, similar size to Earth
Describe water cycle, starting from water sitting in a lake
evaporation, condensation, percipitation, collection
If the moon is on the opposite side of Earth than the moon, what is the phase?
The planets in order from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Define criteria and constraints
criteria is what a project must meet, constraints are limits a project
Describe Mars
Fourth planet from the sun, half the size of Earth, two moons
Describe a cold and warm front and what they cause
cold air pushing warm air out, warm air replacing cold air, storms
The portion of the moon visible from Earth. 50%
What season is it in the northern hemisphere ('Merica), when the Earth is farthest from the sun and northern hemisphere is pointed towards the sun, what season is it?
summer
Describe the Roman Empire
around Mediterranean Sea, Julias Caesar,
Describe Uranus
coldest planet, seventh planet from the sun, rings
What causes the lithospheric plates to move?
gravity and convection
Name the moon phases starting from new moon.
New moon, waning crescent, third (last) quarter, waning gibbous, full moon, waxing gibbous, first quarter, and waxing crescent
Does the sun orbit anything?
the center of the galaxy
Describe all three plate boundaries and what they cause
Transform, Convergent and Divergent
Which planet is the coldest, which is the hottest and which is the largest?
Uranus, Venus and Jupiter
Describe continental drift and who came up with it
the theory that the lithospheric plates move over millions of years, Robert Wagner