Space
Tides/Seasons
Weather/Climate
Water Cycle
Random
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What is phase one of the Big Bang theory?
Singularity.
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Why do we have day and night on Earth?
Earth's rotation gives us day and night.
100
How long must weather be measured for to be considered climate?
30 years
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In what layer of Earth's atmosphere do we see weather?
Troposphere.
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What is the solid layer of ice and soil that prevents most plants from growing in the tundra?
Permafrost
200
What is cosmic microwave background radiation?
Radiation left over from the Big Bang.
200
How far is Earth's axis tilted?
23.5 degrees
200
Who created a climate classification system? When did he create it?
Koppen, 1900
200
What is the other name for the water cycle?
The hydrologic cycle.
200
How many oxygen atoms are in ozone?
Three
300
The inner planets are divided from the outer planets by what natural barrier?
Asteroid belt.
300
If the moon is at it's 3rd quarter stage, what kind of tides would we see?
Neap tides.
300
How do stationary fronts form?
Two air masses are side by side and do not move.
300
What is the process that water filters underground and then reaches surface water?
Infiltration.
300
What is a convection current?
When warm air rises and cool air sinks because of the suns uneven heating.
400
What is the difference between an asteroid and a meteor?
A meteor has entered Earth's atmosphere.
400
What is a common misconception of why we experience seasons?
Earth's proximity to the Sun determines the seasons.
400
Describe two aspects of a tropical humid climate.
No seasons, only along equator, high humidity and temperature.
400
Name three different ways water is stored on Earth.
Underground, atmosphere, surface water, plants
400
In what layer of the atmosphere does the temperature increase with altitude?
Stratosphere.
500
What happens in the Bipolar Flow stage of star formation?
Two jets erupt and blast away remaining gas and dust that clears the star's surface.
500
What is a solstice?
The day of the year that experiences the longest amount of daylight.
500
How are air masses and fronts related?
Fronts are the front of air masses.
500
Along what natural divider do we see the largest amounts of precipitation?
The equator
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What does Kepler's Law of Harmonies State?
The farther away a planet is, the longer it takes to orbit the Sun.
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