Weather
Who launched the first satellite that was designed to see what the earth looked like from space?
NASA
What is the climate classification system called?
Koppen Climate Classification System
The moons orbiting Jupiter are named after this famous inventor/astronomer.
Galileo Galilei
What is the formula that represents Newton's second law of motion?
F = M x A
OR
A = F/M
What is the transfer of heat energy through direct contact called?
Conduction
What is the word we use to describe something that originates from human activity?
Anthropogenic
The rate at which an object changes speed or direction.
Acceleration
Then an object starts still (unmoving) at the top of a ramp and then rolls down, it is converting ________________ energy to _________________ energy.
Potential energy to kinetic energy
List one type of global wind that is caused by the earth's rotation and the Sun's energy.
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Easterlies
In what year was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change created?
1988, by the United Nations
What kind of forces cause changes in the state of motion (speed and/or direction)?
Unbalanced Forces
An event in which one object exerts a force on another.
Collision
A boundary that froem when air masses meet that have different temperatures, pressure, and humidity conditions.
Weather front
Burning fossil fuels (like coal) puts more of this greenhouse gas into the atmosphere
Carbon dioxide
A drawing that shows the direction and magnitude (size) of all forces acting on an object.
Vector diagram
Energy changing form within one object or system. You may give the term or an example.
Energy transformation
May give an example.