Scientific Method
If the results of an experiment are not accurate, what should you do?
Change it completely
It is reliable, leave it
Replicate the experiment
Replicate the experiment
In order, what are the most abundant gases in the atmosphere?
What is nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide?
What change of matter occurs during evaporation?
Liquid to gas
What type of heat transfer occurs from the Sun?
radiation
What type of energy causes winds?
Radiant energy from the Sun
True or False: Scientific knowledge can change as new evidence or information is discovered.
True
What layer of the atmosphere do planes fly?
What instrument measures the amount of humidity (water vapor) in the air?
Hygrometer: measures amount of water in the air
What type of heat transfer causes winds?
Convection (the rising of warm air and falling of cold air)
Which natural disaster forms over warm waters, destroy buildings, and form circular winds?
Hurricanes
What is repetition?
Repeating an experiment, multiple trials
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate refers to weather conditions for a region over a period of time.
How do clouds form?
Water vapor rises, cools down, and condensation occurs
How does the trapping of greenhouse gases affect affect the people who live near the beach?
The sea level would increase
What causes local and global winds? (Exact definition)
The unequal heating of Earth's surface
What is replication?
Another scientist performing your experiment to see if it's valid.
How does the transfer of heat and light energy in the atmosphere affect weather?
Radiation causes higher air temperatures
Which is an example of condensation?
ice cubes melting
sweat on your face
pond disappearing after a hot day
dew forms on leaves when it's chilly out
Dew forming (little droplets)
Which body of water stores and transfers more heat than the continents?
The oceans
How does air move in a thunderstorm and hurricane?
air moves towards the eye and rises into the atmosphere
What is the independent variable and the dependent variable?
IV: What you change/manipulate in an experiment
DV: What you measure
What phrase should you use to remember the order of the layers of the atmosphere?
Elevator - Exosphere
The - Thermosphere
Man - Mesophere
Smart - Stratosphere
The - Troposphere
Which would cause the most flooding?
low runoff, low evaporation
high runoff, low precipitation
low runoff, high condensation
high runoff, high precipitation
high runoff, HIGH PRECIPITATION
What type of heat transfer occurs from turning on your air conditioner on a hot day?
Convection
What is the difference between a land breeze and a sea breeze?
Land breeze: air sinks over cooler land and rises over warmer water, usually at night
Sea breeze: air moves from cooler sea to rise on the warmer land