Vocab
What is weather?
The temperature and outside condition at a certain time.
What is weather?
The temperature or condition at a certain time.
Describe a cumulus cloud.
Big and fluffy
How much of the moon is covered in a new moon?
All
How long does it take Earth to make one rotation?
24 hours or 1 day
What is an axis?
An imaginary line that indicates how something rotates.
What is a star?
A huge, glowing ball of hot gas.
Describe a cirrus cloud.
Thin and wispy
How much of the moon is covered in a full moon?
None
How long does it take earth to revolve around the sun?
365 days or 1 year
To spin or move in a circle.
What is energy?
Power that comes from heat and light.
Describe a stratus cloud
Light gray and flat
How much of the moon is covered in the first quarter?
Half
What is one pattern in weather?
The seasons
What does revolve mean?
To move around something.
What does reflect mean?
The return of light from a surface.
Describe a cumulonimbus cloud
Dark and gray
How much of the moon is covered in the last quarter?
Half
What causes day and night?
the rotation of earth
What is a hemisphere.
Half of a sphere.
What is a phase?
A part or step in a process or cycle.
What type of weather does a cumulus cloud indicate?
fair weather
How much of the moon is covered in a waxing gibbous?
1/4
What causes the seasons?
Earth's revolution around the sun