Weather Tools
Measures liquid precipitation.
Rain Gauge
A material that resists heat transfer, keeping thermal energy from passing through.
Insulator
A scientist who studies space.
Astronomer
An astronomical event where one celestial body, such as a planet or moon, moves into the shadow of another body or has another body pass between it and the viewer, obscuring its light
Eclipse
A complex, interconnected network of multiple food chains that shows how energy and nutrients are transferred among organisms in an ecosystem
Food Web
An instrument designed to measure temperature
Thermometer
The transfer of heat between substances in direct contact with one another.
Conduction
The curved path of a celestial object around a star or planet.
Orbit
When the moon appears to be getting smaller.
Waning
Non-living physical parts of an environment, such as sunlight, water, air, and soil.
Abiotic Factors
A weather instrument that measures wind direction by pointing into the wind, indicating where the wind is coming from
Wind Vane
The transfer of heat by the movement of fluids (gases or liquids), often creating circulation currents.
Convection
The force of attraction between all masses in the universe.
Gravity
When the moon appears to be getting bigger
Waxing
Occurs when organisms compete for the same limited resources (food, water, territory, mates).
Example:
Competitive Relationship
A scientific instrument used to measure atmospheric air pressure, allowing for weather forecasting and altitude measurement
Barometer
The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves, which can travel through empty space.
Radiation
the tendency of an object to resist changes in its state of motion, including changes in speed or direction
Inertia
The time when the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, causing the longest or shortest days of the year.
Solstice
One organism benefits by feeding on another, directly resulting in harm or death to the prey.
Predatory Relationship
A device used to measure wind speed and pressure
Anemometer
The total kinetic energy (motion) of atoms and molecules in a substance.
Thermal Energy
A unit of measurement based on the distance from Earth to the Sun (roughly 93 million miles).
Astronomical Unit (AU)
The time when day and night are equal in length.
Equinix
Both individuals or species benefit from the interaction.
Mutually Beneficial Relationship