Mi Star 8.5 Lessons 1-4 Vocabulary

Front

What magical process do you undergo when you cool down and transform from a gas back into a liquid?

Back

Condensation

Front

What do you call the path an astronaut takes as they travel around a planet?

Back

Orbit

Front

What do we call each of the four divisions of the Earth's yearly cycle, marked by unique sunlight and climate patterns?

Back

Seasons

Front

What describes the average conditions at a location year after year?

Back

Climate

Front

What is the term for the amount of water vapor in the air?

Back

Humidity

Front

What is the name of the protective blanket of gases that surrounds our Earth and keeps us safe from the vastness of outer space?

Back

Atmosphere

Front

What type of energy makes the particles in a substance dance with excitement?

Back

Thermal Energy

Front

What is the term for the amount of dissolved salt in a body of water?

Back

Salinity

Front

What is the cyclic pattern of movement from high density to low density regions called?

Back

Convection Current

Front

If you take the mass of an object and divide it by its volume, what are you discovering about how closely packed those atoms are?

Back

Density