Newton's Laws
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What type of space body is the Sun?
A star.
What does the prefix "geo" mean?
Earth
What is the difference between weather and climate?
What two things does natural disasters bring?
Death and destruction.
There are two types of forces. What are they?
Balanced and unbalanced forces.
What is the sun made out of? Be specific.
Sedimentary, Metamorphic, and Igneous
What is the weather outside today?
Cloudy and warm.
Where in the U.S. do wildfires typically occur? What about the weather causes this?
California because it is hot and dry.
What does Newton's 1st Law say?
An object in motion stays in motion and an object that is still will stay still until an unbalanced force acts upon it.
The moon rotates on its axis and causes what phenomenon?
moon phases
What are the two types of igneous rock?
Intrusive and Extrusive
What is the climate of North America?
Dry and warm.
What are the three types of tropical storms?
Hurricane, Cyclone, Typhoon
What does Newton's 2nd Law say?
Force = mass x acceleration
rotates and revolves.
A scientist by the name of ______ ________ created the theory of Continental Drift after he noticed the continents had similar shapes and fit together like a puzzle.
Alfred Wegener
What is the climate of the tropics near the Equator?
Hot and humid.
What is the meteorological disaster that causes the MOST deaths?
Heat waves.
What does Newton's 3rd Law say?
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
If you were to push an object in space, how long would it move for?
What theory came after continental drift that explains why the super continent Pangea broke apart?
Plate Tectonics
Which natural disaster(s) is weather responsible for?
Tornado, hurricane, wildfires, etc.
Which state has the most tornadoes?
Florida.