Sun, Earth, and Moon

Question 1

Weather

Answer 1

the condition of the outside air or atmosphere at a particular time and place

Question 2

Precipitation

Answer 2

rain, hail, sleet, or snow

Question 3

Climate

Answer 3

the average of all weather conditions through all seasons over a period of time

Question 4

Groundwater

Answer 4

water that collects above the rock layer and moves like an underground river

Question 5

Transpiration

Answer 5

process by which plants lose water out of their leaves and into the air

Question 6

Evaporation

Answer 6

heat turning liquid water into a vapor and rising into the air

Question 7

Condensation

Answer 7

cooling of water vapor which changes it back into a liquid (clouds)

Question 8

Carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle

Answer 8

carbon and oxygen move among plants, animals, and the environment

Question 9

Revolve

Answer 9

travels in a closed path (Earth around the Sun)

Question 10

Axis

Answer 10

an imaginary line that passes through the Earth’s North and South poles

Question 11

Rotates

Answer 11

spins on its axis (Earth’s day/night cycle)

Question 12

Sun

Answer 12

the star that the Earth and other planets revolve around

Question 13

Corona

Answer 13

the sun’s atmosphere; it’s only visible during an eclipse

Question 14

Photosphere

Answer 14

the surface of the Sun

Question 15

Sunspot

Answer 15

a dark spot on the surface of the Sun that is cooler than the photosphere

Question 16

Solar flare

Answer 16

explosions on the surface of the Sun

Question 17

Solar eclipse

Answer 17

occurs when Earth passes through a new moon’s shadow

Question 18

Atmosphere

Answer 18

a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet

Question 19

Moon

Answer 19

a satellite of a planet

Question 20

Tide

Answer 20

the constant change in sea level that is caused by the pull of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth