The part of the earth made up of the upper mantle and the crust
What is the lithosphere
100
The process by which water moves from the Earth's surface to the sky and back again
What is the Hydrologic Cycle
100
The gases necessary to support life that surround our planet
What is the atmosphere
100
An instrument used to measure relative humidity
What is a psychrometer
100
A natural or artificial object that revolves around another object
What is a satellite
200
The area where large numbers of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean
What is the Ring of Fire
200
What the warmer regions around the equator are called
What are the tropics
200
Discovered air pressure and invented the barometer in the 1640's
Who is Evangelista Torricelli
200
Weather predicting tool that makes it possible to see the inside of a storm through computer images
What is Doppler Radar
200
The nine planets in order from the sun
What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
300
The acid formed by rainwater mixing with carbon dioxide in the air: responsible for the slow formation of caverns
What is carbonic acid
300
The formation of icebergs from glaciers
What is calving
300
The four layers of the atmosphere
What are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere
300
Clouds that contain a great deal of energy, formed by rapidly rising warm air surrounded by cooler air above
What are cumulonimbus clouds
300
When the shadow of the Earth falls on the moon
What is a lunar eclipse
400
The three types of volcanoes
What is active, dormant and extinct
400
75% of freshwater is contained here.
What are glaciers
400
The temperature at which air must be cooled to be completely saturated
What is the dew point
400
Recommended for lightning safety: if the thunder following a lightning bolt is heard within 30 seconds, take shelter. And stay inside until 30 minutes after the last rumble is heard.
What is the 30/30 Rule
400
Published the heliocentric theory of the solar system in which the sun is the center
Who is Nicholas Copernicus
500
The Greek words that mean cave and deposit
What is spelaion and thema
500
Process by which rocks (called till) are washed out from glaciers as they melt, forming different landforms
What is deposition
500
The principle by which light is bent as it enters the atmosphere, making the sun appear higher in the sky than it actually is
What is refraction
500
Small impurities in the air which combine with water vapor to form clouds
What are condensation nuclei
500
They were the first humans to land on the moon (1969)