An area between Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar system are found orbiting the sun is called the ________.

The mixture of gasses around a planet that allows us to have liquid water on the planet’s surface and protects us from the sun’s rays and meteors is called the ________.

The angle between a planet’s rotational axis and its orbital axis is called ________.

An imaginary line that a body, such as a planet, rotates around is called the ________.

A special quality or feature that makes a person, place, or thing different from others is called a ________.

A mountain-size chunk of ice and dust that orbits the sun is called a ________.

A straight line passing from one side of a circle or sphere to the other side, passing through the center, is called the ________.

A celestial body that orbits the sun, has enough mass to have a nearly round shape, but has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit is called a ________.

The third planet from the sun, known as an inner planet and a terrestrial planet, is called ________.

A series of steps engineering teams use to design a solution to a problem is called the ________.

The phase of the moon where the right half of the moon facing us is lit is called the ________.

A push or pull acting against an object is called a ________.

The phase of the moon where the face of the moon facing us is completely lit is called the ________.

A planet composed primarily of gasses such as helium and hydrogen is called a ________.

An attractive force between two objects, determined by their mass and distance apart, is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism is called _______.

Fill in the blank: An environment is _______ if it is able to support life.

Fill in the blank: To make something bright by shining a light on it is to _______.

Which of the following is NOT an inner planet?

Fill in the blank: A particular way in which objects in the solar system affect one another is called _______.

Fill in the blank: The fifth planet from the sun, known as an outer planet and a gas giant, is _______.

Fill in the blank: A doughnut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune is called the _______.

Fill in the blank: The phase of the moon where the left half of the moon facing us is lit is called _______.

Fill in the blank: The adjective used to describe something that is related to the moon is _______.

Fill in the blank: One of the three states of matter, which flows freely and does not have a definite shape but does have a definite volume, is called a _______.

Fill in the blank: The area around a magnet in which a magnetic force is active is called a _______.

Fill in the blank: The fourth planet from the sun, known as an inner planet and a terrestrial planet, is _______.

Fill in the blank: The closest planet to the sun, known as an inner planet and a terrestrial planet, is _______.

Fill in the blank: A streak of light made by a burning meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere is called a _______.

Fill in the blank: The natural satellite of Earth, visible by reflected light from the sun, is called the _______.

Fill in the blank: The shape of the sunlit portion of the moon as seen by an observer on Earth is called _______.

Fill in the blank: A physical, mathematical, or conceptual representation of an idea, event, or process is called a _______.

Fill in the blank: The eighth, and furthest, planet from the sun, known as an outer planet and a gas giant, is _______.

Fill in the blank: The phase of the moon where the side of the moon facing us is not lit is called _______.

Fill in the blank: The regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another is called an _______.

Which of the following is NOT an outer planet?

What is the name of this dwarf planet?

Huge areas of frozen water at our North and South poles are called ________. It is believed that these ice caps reflect some of the sun’s energy back into space, thus keeping Earth cool enough for life.

What does 'Relative' mean?

A planet’s motion as it moves around the sun is called a ________. One complete ________ of Earth takes about one year.

A planet composed primarily of rocks and metals is called a ________ planet. The four inner planets are examples of this type of planet.

The spinning of a planet or moon on its axis is called ________. One complete ________ of Earth takes about 24 hours.

The sixth planet from the sun is known as an outer planet and is a gas giant. What is the name of this planet?

An exact copy of an object, system, or event that has been made larger or smaller than the original is called a ________.

A phenomenon in an observable event that occurs in a natural or designed system is called a ________ phenomenon.

One of the four divisions of the year marked by the amount of sunlight and intensity of sunlight received by any part of Earth resulting in specific weather patterns and temperatures is called a ________.

The solar system is the sun, the eight planets and their moons, and all other bodies that orbit the sun such as dwarf planets, meteors, asteroids, and comets. What is this system called?

Our star at the center of the solar system is called the ________. The Earth, other planets, and solar system bodies revolve or orbit around it.

When an improvement in technology allows us to understand something at a deeper level than before, it is called ________ advancement.

A tool that astronomers use to see faraway objects, using mirrors and lenses to gather and focus light, is called a ________.

A planet composed primarily of rocks and metals is called a ________ planet. The four inner planets are ________ planets.

The regular rise and fall of coastal water levels caused by gravitational forces of the moon and sun are called ________.

The seventh planet from the sun is known as an outer planet and is a gas giant. What is the name of this planet?

The second planet from the sun is known as an inner planet and a terrestrial planet. What is the name of this planet?

The lit portion of the moon we see is a crescent shape. The moon is becoming less illuminated in this phase. This phase is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The lit portion of the moon we see is a gibbous shape. The moon is becoming less illuminated in this phase. This phase is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The lit portion of the moon we see is a crescent shape. The moon is becoming more illuminated in this phase. This phase is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The lit portion of the moon we see is a gibbous shape. The moon is becoming more illuminated in this phase. This phase is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The process when one thing becomes part of another thing is called ________.

Fill in the blank: A large “bubble” of air that has about the same temperature and humidity throughout it is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The weight of the air pushing on everything around it is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The height above sea level is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The air pressure that surrounds earth is called the ________.

A weather instrument that measures air pressure is called a ________.

A gas made up of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The general weather of an area over a long period of time is called ________.

The leading edge of a moving mass of cooler air that pushes under a mass of warm air is called a ________.

Fill in the blank: The transfer of heat energy or electricity between objects due to direct contact between the atoms in those objects is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The transfer of heat from one place to another by the motion of material such as air, water, or molten rock is called ________.

Fill in the blank: A period of time with abnormally low rainfall is called a ________.

The balance between the Earth energy receives from the sun and energy Earth radiates back into outer space is called ________.

Fill in the blank: The release or discharge of something, especially gas or radiation, is called ________.

The transition zone between two air masses at the earth’s surface is called a ________.

Fill in the blank: The process of Earth's atmosphere trapping heat near Earth's surface is called _________

Fill in the blank: Gasses in Earth's atmosphere that trap the sun's heat are called _________.

Fill in the blank: Places where the atmospheric pressure is higher than the surrounding area are called a _________

Fill in the blank: The amount of water vapor present in the air is called _________.

Fill in the blank: A very large and violent tropical storm with sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour is called a _________.

Fill in the blank: A type of electromagnetic radiation (invisible energy from the sun that transfers heat) is called _________.

Fill in the blank: Places where the atmospheric pressure is lower than the surrounding area are called a _________.

Fill in the blank: The third layer from Earth's crust in the atmosphere, where temperature decreases with altitude and is the coldest layer, is called the _________.

Fill in the blank: A layer in Earth's atmosphere at an altitude of about 6.2 miles containing a high concentration of ozone is called the _________

Fill in the blank: A consistent, recurring characteristic or trait that helps in the identification of a phenomenon and serves as an indicator for predicting future behavior or events is called a _________.

Fill in the blank: Water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The movement of energy through space as waves is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The bouncing back of light rays from a surface is called _________.

Fill in the blank: Energy from sunlight is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The second layer from Earth's crust in the atmosphere, where temperature increases with altitude and planes fly in the lower part, is called the _________.

Fill in the blank: The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object is called _________.

Fill in the blank: The energy of moving particles in a substance is called _________

Fill in the blank: The fourth layer from the Earth's crust in the atmosphere, which is the hottest layer and where satellites are found, is called the _________.

Fill in the blank: A storm with lightning, thunder, rain, and sometimes hail is called a _________.

What is the term for a violently rotating column of air touching the ground, usually attached to the base of a thunderstorm?

What is the layer closest to the Earth's crust in the atmosphere, where virtually all weather takes place and temperature decreases as altitude increases?

What is a type of electromagnetic radiation; energy from the sun that can cause damage to living tissue?

What is the leading edge of a moving mass of warmer air that pushes into a cooler mass of air called?

What is the condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time called?

What is a map showing weather conditions over an area called?

What is the rate at which air is moving past a given point, commonly measured in miles per hour (mph) or kilometers per hour (km/h)?