Water is made up of Hydrogen and Oxygen chemically combined.
What is compound?
100
The process of water vapor changing into a liquid is called this.
What is condensation.
100
The seasons are caused by revolution and this 23 1/2 degree off center characteristic of the Earth.
What is the tilt?
100
Earth's natural satellite.
What is the moon?
200
This amount of sunlight is absorbed by the surface of the Earth.
What is 50%
200
Water is this type of molecule with a slightly positive side and a slightly negative side.
What is a polar molecule?
200
In order for clouds to form the temperature in the atmosphere must fall to this temperature that allows condensation of water vapor to occur. HINT: 2 words.
What is dew point?
200
A tropical area does not experience the________________. Their climate is consistent year round.
What are seasons.
200
The Earth's tides are caused by the moon's _________.
What is gravity?
300
Two things happen to light when it reaches the Earth's surface. It is either absorbed or this.
What is reflected?
300
It takes a significant amount of energy to make water rise or fall 1 degree Celsius. This gives water a high this.
What is specific heat?
300
These clouds look like large billowing cotton balls on a beautiful fair weather day.
What are cumulus clouds
300
When the northern hemisphere is pointed away from the sun we experience this season.
What is winter?
300
When the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and the moon's shadow falls on the Earth's surface.
What is a solar eclipse?
400
When sunlight strikes the Earth's surface, the ________ masses absorbs energy faster than these bodies of water ____________.
What are land and ocean?
400
Property of water that allows them "stick" together or adhere to one another and create surface tension. A thin film at the surface of the water.
What is adhesion.
400
This must be in the atmosphere for clouds to form.
What is dust?
400
At this time the sun is shining directly over the equator. We get equal amounts of day and night during this time.
What are spring and fall (autumnal) equinox?
400
The different amounts of the lit side moon you see through 27 to 29 days.
What are moon phases?
500
Sunlight that is absorbed at the Earth's surface turns into this form of energy.
What is Thermal (Heat) Energy
500
Property of water that allows the molecules to stick to other objects and creates the meniscus in a graduated cylinder. Causes water molecules to move up the stem of a plant to the leaves from the roots.
What is capillary action?
500
Clouds that are layered like sheets that cover most or all of the sky.
What are stratus clouds.
500
The first day of summer or winter is marked by this time of year where poles are either pointed toward or away from the sun.
What is a solstice.
500
Temperatures on the moon range from 130 degrees Celsius during the day to -170 degrees Celsius at night. This is because the moon lacks this.