Weather
What is weather?
condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place
What is an air mass?
large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
What is a star?
huge ball of hot gases that gives off its own light
WHat is a system?
a group of parts that work together
What is the atmosphere?
Blanket of air that surrounds Earth
What are the tools used to measure precipitation, wind, and air pressure
rain gauge
wind vane and anemometer
barometer
What happens during a cold front?
A cold air mass bumps against a warm air mass. Temperatures drop and storms are more likely
What is the order of planets?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
What is the difference between revolving and rotating?
Rotating is when an object spins on its axis, revolving is when an object moves in a path aorund another object
What do the Earth and Moon have in common?
- They are both the same size
- They both give off their own light
- they both move around other objects
-they are both the same temperature
- they both move around other objects
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is long term weather in an area that lasts months or years while weather is a pattern that changes daily
What symbol on a weather map represents a cold front?
What symbol represents a warm front?
triangles
semi-circles
What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?
The inner planets are rocky and small, the outer planets are large and gaseous
Which of the following best describes our sun-moon-earth system?
-Earth is the center of the solar system
-the sun revolves aorund Earth
-Earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves aorund Earth
-Earth revolves around the moon, and the moon revolves around the sun
Earth revolves around the sun, and the moon revolves aorund Earth
Which sentence best describes the moon?
- It has more plants than Earth
-It has more oxygen in its atmosphere than Earth
-Its surface is drier than Earth's surface
- It is closer to the sun than Earth
-Its surface is drier than Earth's surface
What is the scientist that studies weather?
A Meteorologist
What does the letter H on a weather map show?
AN area of high air pressure
What is the largest object in our immediate solar system?
The sun
The rise and fall of ocean water is called
A tide
In which of these places could you find a crater?
-inside the sun
-on the surface of the moon
-inside Earth
-on the surface of the sun
-on the surface of the moon
Why do scientists use tables and graphs?
To collect and compare their data
What is a predicition?
A statement about what is likely to happen in the future
Why do we no longer consider pluto a planet?
It is too small to be considered a planet and it is instead a dwarf planet
What causes the pattern of changing tides on Earth
Earth's motion and the pull of the moon's gravity
Why does the moon get much hotter and much colder than the Earth?
It has no atmosphere