What is the correct order of the water cycle?

True or False: Clouds form during condensation.

True or False: Evaporation is caused by the sun's energy.

True or False: The process by which water moves through the Earth and the atmosphere is called the nitrogen cycle.

The spinning of Earth on its _____ is called rotation.

The spinning of Earth on its axis is called ____________.

The motion of a body that travels around another body in space is called an orbit, or _____________.

As Earth revolves around the sun, its axis always points toward the ________________.

Earth completes one rotation in ___________.

Earth’s axis is tilted at _______.

The angle at which the sun’s rays strike each part of Earth’s surface __________ as Earth moves through its orbit

The seasons are caused by Earth’s axial ____________________.

At an equinox, the sun’s rays strike Earth at a ____ angle along the equator.

Summer and winter begin on days called ____________.

On the June solstice, the ________________’s tilt toward the sun is greatest.

On the December solstice, the sun’s rays strike Earth at a 90° angle along the _________________.

Each complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about __________ days, or 1 year.

The Northern Hemisphere has the fewest daylight hours on this day

The Northern Hemisphere has the most hours of daylight on this day.

What is the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis?

What is the time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis?

What is the motion of a body that travels around another body in space?

What is the time it takes Earth to complete a full revolution around the sun?

What is it called when the sunlight shines equally on the Southern and Northern Hemispheres?

__________ can be caused when huge amounts of water are displaced by an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or comet or meteorite strike.

Most ocean waves derive their energy and motion from the _______.

The vertical distance between the halfway point of the wave and the trough or the crest is its

The high point of a wave is the

The low point of a wave is the

The horizontal distance between successive crests or troughs is the

The size and speed achieved by a wave depend on

The ______ is the distance that the wind can blow across open water.

_________ is the number of waves produced in a given amount of time.

Stream-like movements of water at or near the ocean’s surface.

Ocean currents are stream-like movements of ________.

Surface currents in the ocean can extend _________ of meters below the surface and can reach __________ of kilometers in length.

One example of a surface current is the ______________.

Three factors that play a role in determining surface currents:

Determine the direction of surface currents.

Caused by Earth’s rotation and is responsible for a curve in direction of ocean currents

Occurs when a current runs into a landmass and the current is deflected in another direction.

Currents that occur deep in the ocean are caused by differences in

What situations provide higher density?

Cold, sinking water forms

Surface currents and deep currents together can form

As ocean currents travel, they move

Occurs when dense, cold water rises and brings nutrients to the ocean’s surface.

What situations provide lower density?

_____________, such as the Milky Way galaxy in which Earth is located, are made up of millions to billions of stars.

A __________________ is the smallest large-scale structure in the universe.

A solar system consists of at least one _________ and all the objects that orbit it.

Galaxies are moving __________ _______________ in the Universe.

Newton helped to show that the force of ___________ influenced objects in space.

Einstein’s ____________________ showed that the universe was expanding.

The first scientist to suggest that the universe was expanding was ____________________.

Edwin _____________ used the Doppler effect to determine how galaxies are moving.

George ________ built on the work of his predecessors to develop a theory that explained how light elements formed during the early universe.

The _____________ ________________ is the change in an observed wavelength or frequency of a wave that occurs when either the source of the wave or the observer of the wave is moving.

A __________________ is an explanation for why things work or how things happen.

___________________ are summaries or statements that describe a wide range of observations and results of experiments.

Scientific laws describe what happens and theories explain why things happen.

Scientific theories describe what happens and laws explain why things happen.

T/F: Scientists are done investigating the origin of the universe.

Nearly __ percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water.

The largest ocean is the _______ Ocean, which contains nearly 50 percent of Earth’s ocean water.

_______ is the amount of dissolved salts that are present in water.

T/F: Salinity varies slightly from one location to another as a result of the water cycle and climate variations.

T/F: Salinity varies slightly from one location to another as a result of the carbon cycle and cultural variations.

The water cycle can lower salinity in regions with _____ precipitation.

Salinity increases in areas of high __________.

Scientists divide the ocean into three temperature layers based on depth:

__________ affect the density of ocean water.

The ______ of the water increases as its salinity increases.

Ocean water becomes denser as its temperature _______.

T/F: Ocean water is denser than pure water.

Which of these are methods used by scientists to study the ocean floor?

______ uses sound waves to map the ocean floor.

Satellites orbiting Earth use measurements of variations in ________ to provide detailed data about the oceans.

Ocean floor features are often divided into two large regions:

When instructions are being given you should....

The proper laboratory conduct is....

Part of being safe in the lab includes

Items containing liquid should be placed

why do we use goggles/eye protection?

Laboratory work may be started immediately upon entering the laboratory even if the teacher is not yet present

You should only touch the lab equipment

The proper was to dispose of liquids is

Googles belong

Gas giants contain a ________________ core around which gases form an envelope.

______________ planets are large planets with deep, massive gas atmospheres, which are mostly made of hydrogen and helium.

__________ is the fifth closest planet to the sun and the largest planet in the solar system.

____________ is the sixth closest planet to the sun.

_________ is the least dense of all the planets.

___________ is the seventh planet from the sun.

_________ has retrograde rotation.

_________ is the planet in the solar system farthest from the sun.

The _____________ is a region in the solar system, beginning at the orbit of Neptune, that is thought to contain matter that was left over from the formation of the solar system.

A __________ is an icy body that releases gas and dust.

The ___________ is a region that surrounds the solar system and extends 30 trillion kilometers from the sun.

Asteroids in our solar system are typically small, irregularly shaped, rocky objects orbiting the sun in a belt between ______________.

When a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, it is called a _________.

Every day there are _________ of meteors in Earth’s atmosphere.

When a meteoroid reaches Earth’s surface without burning up, it is called a ____________.

What is the scientific method?

What is a hypothesis?

What is the best way to collect and record data?

After the data is analyzed the hypothesis is stated as correct or incorrect in the __________

An educated guess in science is called a/an

Ideas about how the world works are called scientific theories.

Scientists always change their theories without evidence.

Scientific laws describe what happens and theories explain why things happen.

Scientific theories describe what happens and laws explain why things happen.

A __________________ is an explanation for why things work or how things happen.

___________________ are summaries or statements that describe a wide range of observations and results of experiments.

What is occurring at B in the diagram?

What is occurring at C in the diagram?

What is occurring at E in the diagram?