A single requirement that must be filled in order to meet a specific purpose, or achieve a certain goal.
What is criteria?
100
Air near the surface of the Earth is warmed by ___________.
What is conduction from the heat of Earth’s surface?
100
The polar regions of our Earth are colder than the latitudes near the equator because...
What is the polar regions receive less direct sunlight?
100
a set of atmospheric conditions that can injure or kill people or cause major damage
What is severe weather?
100
A graduated cylinder is used to measure_____.
What is volume?
200
Limitations to the ways in which a problem can be solved
What is constraints?
200
Cool air is _________ than warm air.
What is more dense?
200
As you move from southern regions of the US to the northern regions, the average temperature tends to...
What is decrease?
200
a change that occurs when one or more substances are changed into entirely new substances with different properties
What is chemical change?
200
Oil floats on water. The most accurate reason for this is…
What is it is less dense?
300
Scientists use iterations to...
What is solve problems and improve designs?
300
In the North America, there is a general trend of weather moving ________________ because of _____________.
What is West to East, Jet Stream
300
The primary reason our Earth has seasons is due to...
What is the Earth's tilt?
300
Measures of the amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular temperature
What is relative humidity?
300
___ is the amount of matter an object has.
What is mass?
400
To ________ means to use the information gathered during __________ to make an educated guess.
What is INFER and OBSERVATION
400
Convection is…
Transfer of heat through the movement of particles (can happen in gases or fluids)
400
Global winds move in circles because of the...
What is Coriolis effect?
400
substances that make up the universe; has mass and volume
What is matter?
400
An irregularly shaped stone was lowered into a graduated cylinder holding a volume of water equal to 2 ml. The height of the water rose to 7 ml. If the mass of the stone was 25 g, what was its density?
What is SEE GROUP CALCULATIONS
500
The _____________ variable is the one that is measured and we collect data on.
What is dependent?
500
When water evaporates from plants, it’s called...
What is transpiration?
500
Ocean currents influence regional climates by __________ from the lower latitudes northwards.
What is carrying thermal energy?
500
Describes the amount of substance that can dissolve in another
What is solubility?
500
A block of wood 3 cm on each side has a mass of 27 g. What is the density of the block?