heat transfer
air pressure
wild winds
Labs
Misc.
100
Conduction
What is transfer of heat from one substance to another. directly touching.
100
millibars and inches
What is unit of measure used to measure air pressure?
100
the changes that occur caused by the rotation of the earth to the motion of winds.
What is Coriolis Effect?
100
recorded observations
What is data?
100
the amount of variables an experiment must have
What is one?
200
Radiation
What is transfer of heat through an empty space?
200
instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer?
200
prevailing westerlies
What is global winds that blow from west to east in the mid- lattitudes?
200
hypothesis
What is scientific term for educated guess?
200
measurements must be made carefully because all variables are this
What is unique?
300
The sun heating the earth
What is example of radiation?
300
density and air pressure decrease
What is altitude increasing?
300
the sun
What is where all of the earth's energy comes from?
300
this is where the scientific method comes to an end. wraps up the lab.
What is the conclusion?
300
the ozone layer absorbs these
What is ultraviolet rays or UV rays?
400
Transfer of heat through a liquid or a gas.
What is convection?
400
the amount of matter in an object or the stuff in it.
What is mass?
400
most abundant gas in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
400
measures temperature
What is a thermometer?
400
this causes the average temperature of the earth to rise because it forms a heat blanket around the earth.
What is the greenhouse effect?
500
making popcorn in an air popper.
What is an example of convection?
500
formula for density
What is mass divided by volume?
500
carbon dioxide
What is the gas that contributes to global warming?
500
freezing temperature on the the Celsius scale
What is zero degrees?
500
this gas cannot pass through the atmosphere because it is absorbed by infrared rays causing the greenhouse effect.
What is carbon dioxide?
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