Earth Science EOY Review

The rainwater that flows into lakes, rivers, and oceans is called _____

A type of thermometer which has 32* as its freezing point & 212* as its boiling point is ____

A weather tool used to tell the direction the wind is blowing is the ___

The portion of 24 hours when a certain part of the Earth does't receive light from the Sun is

This instrument has a magnetic needle which helps us tell directions

The movement a planet makes as it travels around the Sun to complete its year is called a _____

Puffy, lumpy-looking white clouds that usually mean fair weather

The warmest season which occurs when our part of Earth is tilted most directly toward the Sun

This tool is used to make far away solar bodies look larger and brighter

The different times of year we have because of the tilt of the Earth is called our ______

The process of water vapor cooling and turning into a liquid is called ____

A weather tool used to tell the temperature is the _______.

When we can see all of the light side of the moon we have the _____ moon phase.

A dark shape that is long when the sun is low in the sky & grows smaller as it moves overhead

The rise/fall of the ocean’s surface level caused by moon’s gravitational pull is the ocean’s

The condition of how hot or cold the air is at a given time is the ______

The droplets of water that collect on grass or a car windshield over a cool night is called ___

The moon phase which shows half of the light side of the moon is called the _______ moon phase.

The rocky, dusty natural satellite of the Earth is called the ____

The coldest season which occurs when our part of Earth receives the least light/heat from Sun

The movement of a planet as it spins around to have night and day is called ____

A person who studies and predicts weather patterns is called a ______

Storm that forms over a warm ocean, brings heavy rain/strong winds, has an eye & causes floods

High, thin, wispy clouds that usually mean fair weather are called __ clouds

The central star in our solar system is the ______

Any form of water, solid or liquid, that falls from a cloud is called _____

Layers of low clouds that spread out over a large area & usually bring rain or snow

Small pellets of ice that fall from a cloud during a winter storm or blizzard are called ____

The imaginary line that runs through the center of a planet is called its ___

A weather tool used to measure the speed of the wind is the ______

A funnel-shaped cloud that spins at high speeds & destroys anything in its path is a ____

The process of liquid water turning into the gas called water vapor is called __

The line between a mass of warm air and cold air is called a _______

A large body or natural satellite that orbits the Sun is called a ____

The season following winter when new plants begin to grow as the temperature warms.

The season of the year following summer when leaves change color and drop from deciduous trees

A weather tool used to measure the amount of rain that falls is a ___

The third rocky planet from the Sun is called ______

The gas form of water is called _________

Flakes of frozen precipitation that fall from a cloud during a winter storm are called ____

A severe storm with lightning, thunder, heavy rain and strong winds is a __

The phase which follows the new moon & shows only a small section of the moon is the _____ moon

The portion of 24 hours when a certain part of the Earth receives light from the Sun is called

A type of thermometer which has 0* as its freezing point & 100* as its boiling point is ____

Large balls of frozen precipitation that fall during a severe thunderstorm are called ____

When we cannot see any of the light side of the moon, we have the ____ moon phase