Transcript Space_Weather_Review

Weather and Space Science
Weather and Space Science
Categories
Planets
The Sun
The
Moon
Weather
Water
Cycle
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Planets $100
What is the first
planet from the sun?
Planets $100
Mercury
Planets $200
What are the inner
planets in order
from the sun?
Planets $200
Mercury, Venus,
Earth, and Mars
Planets $300
What are the outer
planets in order
from the sun?
Planets $300
Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune,
and Pluto.
Planets $400
How is Pluto
classified? Why?
Planets $400
Pluto is classified as a
dwarf planet
because it is so
small.
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Why does a year on
Jupiter last longer
than a year on the
Earth?
Planets for $500
Jupiter is farther
from the sun.
The Sun for $100
What is the star at
the center of our
solar system called?
The Sun for $100
The sun
The Sun for $200
What force keeps the
planets in orbit
around the sun?
The Sun for $200
Gravity
The Sun for $300
What two gases
mainly make up the
sun?
The Sun for $300
It is mostly composed
of hydrogen and
helium.
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What are sunspots?
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These are the dark
areas that are cooler
than the rest of the
sun’s surface.
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Where does the
process of nuclear
fusion take place on
the sun?
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Nuclear fusion takes
place in the sun’s
core.
The Moon for $100
What are the different
shapes the moon has
in the sky called?
The Moon for $100
Phases
The Moon for $200
Why would the same
object weigh more
on the Earth than on
the moon?
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The moon has less
gravity than the
Earth.
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What phase is the
moon in when you
can barely see it?
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It is the new moon.
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How long does it take
the moon to revolve
around the Earth?
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About 28 days.
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Why do we only see
one side of the moon
from the Earth?
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We only see one side of
the moon because its
revolution and its
rotation take exactly
the same amount of
time.
Weather for $100
What is the layer of
air that surrounds
the earth called?
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The layer of air that
surrounds the Earth
is called the
atmosphere.
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What is weather?
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Weather is the condition
of the atmosphere
outside at any given
time.
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What is the boundary
line between two
moving air masses
called?
Weather for $300
A front
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What are the four
forms of
precipitation?
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Rain, snow, sleet, and
hail
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What causes wind to
form on the Earth’s
surface?
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Wind is caused by the
uneven heating of
the Earth’s surface
by the sun.
Water for $100
What is the water
cycle?
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The change of water
from one state to
another as it moves
between Earth’s
surface and the
atmosphere
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What is evaporation?
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Evaporation occurs
when a liquid
changes to a gas.
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What is precipitation?
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Precipitation is any form
of water that falls
naturally from the
clouds.
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How does the sun
affect the water
cycle?
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The sun heats the
water and causes it
to evaporate.
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What is the process
by which water
vapor becomes
liquid water?
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Condensation
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What is rotation?
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Rotation is the
spinning of a planet
or a moon on its
axis.
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What is the path that
a planet or moon
takes as it moves
around another
object called?
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A revolution (or
orbit)
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What is the lunar
cycle?
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The changing phases
of the moon as it
revolves around the
Earth
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What is refraction?
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Refraction is the
bending of light as it
moves from one
material into
another.
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What is a warm
front?
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The boundary line
formed when a
warm air mass
catches up to a cold
air mass.