Science
Heating a Substance does what?
Increases the Temperature
Particles have kinetic and what energy
Potential
This state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Liquid
North America has the most what because of it Geography
Tornado
How are floods caused
Heavy rains
Thermometers Measure
Speed or Kinetic Energy
This type of matter has particles that vibrate back and forth.
Solid
This state of matter has no definite shape and volume.
Gas
Highest category for hurricanes.
Category 5
How are droughts caused
Caused by high-pressure systems that stay over an area for awhile
Changing the Temperature of a gas affects its what?
Behavior
Are all particles that make matter in constant motion
Yes
This makes up all of matter.
Atom
How can tornados form quickly?
During thunderstorms
Anywhere in the U.S.
What measures earthquakes?
The Richter Magnitude Scale
The higher the kinetic energy of the particles the?
Higher the temperature is.
This state of matter has a definite shape and volume.
Solid
One way we predict severe weather
Weather balloon
True or False
Droughts last longer then floods
True
Most earthquakes occur in the?
Ocean
When a balloon is in cold air it looks only blank filled?
partway
Changing blank can affect the state of matter of a substance?
pressure
What causes billions of dollars in damage every year
Severe weather
Where do hurricanes start
Near the West Coast of Africa