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Seasons
Tools for temperature
clouds
Changes in the sky
Night and Day
100
A time of year that has it's own weather
What is a season
100
A tool that measures temperature
What is a Thermometer
100
Many drops of water together
What is a cloud.
100
A space object that makes it's own light
What is a star
100
Spins
rotate
200
How is spring different from Winter?
What is 1. Temperature 2. things grow 3. More sunlight
200
What does a windsock do?
Shows how hard the wind is blowing
200
How can looking at clouds help you predict the weather?
Different colours and shapes of the clouds may tell you what type of weather is coming.
200
The brightest space object in the day
What is the sun
200
Something that forms when an object blocks light
What is a shadow.
300
The season that follows summer
What is Fall
300
What does a wind vane do?
Shows how hard the wind is blowing
300
Describe a cirrus cloud and what does it mean?
They are thin and feathery and mean that it may rain in a day or two.
300
What causes the day on earth?
When the sun is at its closest.
300
How many times does the earth rotate in 1 week?
The earth rotates 7 times in a week. 1 full day is 1 rotation. There are 7 days in a week.
400
How do people keep cool in the summer?
Clothing that keeps them cool, swimming, eat cool foods.
400
What does a rain gauge do?
Measures how much rain has fallen
400
Describe a cumulus cloud and what does it mean?
Cumulus clouds are white and puffy and mean they can turn gray and bring rain.
400
Why does the moon seem so bright?
The moon does not make it's own light. The part we see is the part the sun is shinning on.
400
A space object that moves around the sun is called a ...
What is a planet
500
How can you use your senses to observe the weather?
1. Sight, 2. hearing, 3. Feel.
500
What is temperature?
temperature shows how warm or cool something is.
500
Describe a stratus cloud and what does it mean?
Stratus clouds are low and gray and they may bring rain or snow.
500
Why does the moons shape look different every night?
The moon moves around the earth. We see different parts of the moon's lighted side as it moves.
500
Who was the first person to see moons orbiting around Jupiter?
Galileo