2. Weather and Space Science

3. Weather and Space Science Categories PlanetsThe SunThe Moon WeatherWater Cycle Grab Bag $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

4. Planets $100 What is the first planet from the sun?

5. Planets $100 Mercury

6. Planets $200 What are the inner planets in order from the sun?

7. Planets $200 Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

8. Planets $300 What are the outer planets in order from the sun?

9. Planets $300 Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

10. Planets $400 How is Pluto classified? Why?

11. Planets $400 Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet because it is so small.

12. Planets for $500 Why does a year on Jupiter last longer than a year on the Earth?

13. Planets for $500 Jupiter is farther from the sun.

14. The Sun for $100 What is the star at the center of our solar system called?

15. The Sun for $100 The sun

16. The Sun for $200 What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

17. The Sun for $200 Gravity

18. The Sun for $300 What two gases mainly make up the sun?

19. The Sun for $300 It is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium.

20. The Sun for $400 What are sunspots?

21. The Sun for $400 These are the dark areas that are cooler than the rest of the sun’s surface.

22. The Sun for $500 Where does the process of nuclear fusion take place on the sun?

23. The Sun for $500 Nuclear fusion takes place in the sun’s core.

24. The Moon for $100 What are the different shapes the moon has in the sky called?

25. The Moon for $100 Phases

26. The Moon for $200 Why would the same object weigh more on the Earth than on the moon?

27. The Moon for $200 The moon has less gravity than the Earth.

28. The Moon for$300 What phase is the moon in when you can barely see it?

29. The Moon for $300 It is the new moon.

30. The Moon for $400 How long does it take the moon to revolve around the Earth?

31. The Moon for $400 About 28 days.

32. The Moon for $500 Why do we only see one side of the moon from the Earth?

33. The Moon for $500 We only see one side of the moon because its revolution and its rotation take exactly the same amount of time.

34. Weather for $100 What is the layer of air that surrounds the earth called?

35. Weather for $100 The layer of air that surrounds the Earth is called the atmosphere.

36. Weather for $200 What is weather?

37. Weather for $200 Weather is the condition of the atmosphere outside at any given time.

38. Weather for $300 What is the boundary line between two moving air masses called?

39. Weather for $300 A front

40. Weather for $400 What are the four forms of precipitation?

41. Weather for $400 Rain, snow, sleet, and hail

42. Weather for $500 What causes wind to form on the Earth’s surface?

43. Weather for $500 Wind is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun.

44. Water for $100 What is the water cycle?

45. Water for $100 The change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere

46. Water for $200 What is evaporation?

47. Water for $200 Evaporation occurs when a liquid changes to a gas.

48. Water for $300 What is precipitation?

49. Water for $300 Precipitation is any form of water that falls naturally from the clouds.

50. Water for $400 How does the sun affect the water cycle?

51. Water for $400 The sun heats the water and causes it to evaporate.

52. Water for $500 What is the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water?

53. Water for $500 Condensation

54. Grab Bag for $100 What is rotation?

55. Grab Bag for $100 Rotation is the spinning of a planet or a moon on its axis.

56. Grab Bag for $200 What is the path that a planet or moon takes as it moves around another object called?

57. Grab Bag for $200 A revolution (or orbit)

58. Grab Bag for $300 What is the lunar cycle?

59. Grab Bag for $300 The changing phases of the moon as it revolves around the Earth

60. Grab Bag for $400 What is refraction?

61. Grab Bag for $400 Refraction is the bending of light as it moves from one material into another.

62. Grab Bag for $500 What is a warm front?

63. Grab Bag for $500 The boundary line formed when a warm air mass catches up to a cold air mass.