feeling the ENERGY
On the same wavelength
Seeing stars
Weather or Not
Mystery of the universe
100
What is convection?
Heat rising and cool falling
100
What is wavelength?
the distance between two identical points on a wave, like crest to crest or trough to trough
100
What determines if a star will become a red giant or a super giant
the mass
100
Why do we have more hurricanes in September and August than in Feb and March
The water is warmer in Aug and Sept.
100
Where is the sun located in the Milky Way Galaxy
in outer spiral arm
200
global convection in the oceans (ocean currents) happen because _______________________
the sun unevenly heats the Earth's surface causing convection
200
________ part of the wave determines the brightness of the color but not the actual color
amplitude
200
What type of stars are Hot and Dim?
White dwarfs
200
We live right next to the Gulf, how does that impact our air?
It is more hot and humid
200
What type of galaxy are round or flattened football shaped with little gas or dust
elliptical
300
The main source of energy for Earth is ________
the sun
300
Do higher frequency waves carry more or less energy than lower frequency waves
more
300
What type of stars are cool and bright?
Super giants
300
Why do we have more mild winters than other places at the same latitude?
We are located near the warm gulf ocean current
300
What type of galaxy has no defined shape
irregular
400
Why are our tectonic plates moving?
Circular energy transfer in the mantle called convection makes them move
400
What part of the EM spectrum has the higher frequency (and higher energy)
gamma rays
400
What type of star is our sun ?
Medium size yellow main sequence star
400
How does the sun provide the energy for ocean currents to occur?
It heats the water and causes convection (warm water to rise to the poles)
400
What shape is the milky way galaxy
spiral
500
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles (atoms or molecules) within a substance is called
Temperature
500
What is amplitude?
500
What type of star has a low luminosity and in spectral class m?
Main sequence
500
warm ocean currents bring _____ ______ _____.
warmer wetter weather
500
What type of galaxy has a bulge in the center and arms that spin out?
Spiral