What is the name of the person who studies the Universe and the objects within it?
What is an Astronomer.
100
The primary source of solar energy comes from
What is the Sun
100
How long does it take the moon to orbit around the Earth?
What is 1 month.
100
How are clouds formed?
What is when the atmosphere cannot hold any more water vapor
100
Lightning is attracted to....
What is metal and water.
200
What is the third planet from the Sun?
What is the Earth.
200
How far is the Sun for the Earth?
What is 93 million miles
200
What is the dividing line between day and night called?
What is the terminator.
200
What types of clouds are high and thin, made of ice crystals?
What is Cirrus
200
The wettest state in the USA is
What is Louisiana
300
The smallest planet in the Solar System and the fastest to go around the sun.
What is the Mercury
300
The Sun is made up mostly of
What is Hydrogen and a little Helium
300
The only time in the lunar cycle where a solar eclipse can happen is during what phase?
What is the New Moon.
300
These clouds may produce rain or snow when they layer thickly over each other
What is Stratus
300
The amount of water (or moisture) in the air
What is Humidity
400
This planet is known as Earth's sister and is the hottest planet in the solar system.
What is Venus.
400
The other elements in the sun are held together by the sun's gravity, which creates such intense heat and pressure that it causes ______________.
What is Nuclear Fusion
400
During this phase of the moon, the Moon grows thicker every night until it reaches the next phase.
What is the Waxing Gibbous
400
These clouds are bright and white when the sun shines on them, often denoting when there will be good weather.
What is Stratocumulus
400
This instrument is used to measure the speed of wind.
What is an anemometer
500
Iron-oxide gives this planet its reddish color. There is water-ice on this planet. Scientists believe this planet could potentially support life with the help of special equipment.
What is Mars.
500
Eruptions of high energy radiation that make the surface of the sun are known as
What is solar flares
500
During this phase of this moon is the only time where a lunar eclipse can happen.
What is the Full Moon.
500
Very large clouds that may produce lightning, rain, hail, and tornadoes.