Type of clouds that are whispy and feathery. They usually indicate the direction of the wind movement in the atmosphere. They also indicate a change in weather within the next 24 hours.
What is Cirrus clouds?
100
How does sound travel?
What is Waves?
100
The strongest magnetic field is located near what part(s) of a magnet?
What is Poles?
*Name and describe how they work.
100
The Earth has 7 large bodies of land called___?
What is Continents?
*Name them!
100
What separates the inner and outer planets?
What is The Asteroid Belt?
200
These clouds are layered in the sky like blankets. They often produce light drizzle or snow.
What is Stratus Clouds?
200
Sound that travels in fast, short waves will create what kind of pitch?
What is High Pitch?
*Oppositely, sound will produce a low pitch when traveling in long, slow waves.
200
What is magnetism?
What is An object's ability to attract or repel materials such as iron and metal?
200
What is an Archipelago?
What is a string of islands, such as Hawaii and Japan?
200
Name the inner planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars?
300
Describe Cumulus Clouds and the weather associated with them.
What is..?
They are large, tall and puffy with a flat base.
They are associated with heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes.
300
How is a high volume produced?
What is Someone will use more FORCE to create the sound.
*Force changes volume. Speed changes pitch.
300
Rocks are made up of minerals in the Earth. Name 3 ways that minerals can be used to classify a rock.
What is ...?
1. Luster (reflects light)
2. Streak (residue left behind)
3. Hardness (ability to break)
4. Grain (size of crystals)
5. Texture (roughness/ smoothness)
300
Islands and peninsulas can both the bordered by ocean waters. How do they differ?
What is Islands are surrounded on all sides by water, but a peninsula is surrounded on 3 sides?
300
Name the outer planets.
What is Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune?
400
Weather tools such as a Anemometer and a Weather Vane are used to measure what weather condition?
What is Wind?
*They are different because an anemometer measures wind SPEED and a weather vane measures wind DIRECTION.
400
A glass with a lot of water and a long xylophone key will both produce what kind of pitch?
What is Low Pitch?
*Oppositely, short keys and emptier glasses will produce a higher pitch.
400
Metamorphic rocks were once Igneous rocks or Sedimentary rocks before they were changed by what 2 things?
What is Heat and Pressure in the core?
400
Both a mountain and plateau are raised landforms. How are they different?
What is a Mountain is a pointed landform and a plateau is flat?
400
Name 2 differences between the inner and outer planets.
What is
1. The inner are warmer. The outer are colder.
2. The inner are smaller. The outer are larger.
3. The inner have rocky surfaces. The outer are gassy.
4. The inner have melted cores. The outer have solid cores.
500
Air pressure should be monitored so that meteorologists can predict dangerous weather conditions such as tornadoes. What tool would they use?
What is Barometer?
500
Sound travels fastest through which state of matter?
What is solids?
*It travels fastest through solids because the sound waves have more molecules to bounce off of.
500
What is the difference between igneous and sedimentary rocks?
What is...?
Igneous rocks are formed by cooled lava.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by layers of sediment. (sand, mud, fossils, pebbles)
500
Other than "size", how are rivers, streams, lakes and ponds different from an oceans?
What is s river, stream, pond, and lake contain fresh water and an ocean contains salt water?
500
Every Solar System needs 2 things. Name them.
What is ...?
1. A Star
2. The Objects (planets, moons, etc.) that orbit around it