What occurs as a result of the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth?
What is ocean tides?
100
This is the amount of Earth's water that is fresh water.
What is 3%?
100
We use this to measure air pressure.
What is a barometer?
100
matter changing from a liquid to a gas
What is evaporation?
100
What is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere?
What is nitrogen?
200
This explains the relationship between hours of sunlight and seasons.
What is the tilt of the Earth?
200
This is an example of this term in the water cycle: water droplets begin to form on the outside of my cup of ice cold lemonade.
What is condensation?
200
As time goes by and water goes through the water cycle over and over, the amount of water on Earth _____________________ (increases, decreases, or stays the same?)
What is "stays the same"?
200
These are the names for ___________ in the three different states of matter.
What is ice, water, and water vapor?
200
This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer.
What is the stratosphere?
300
Neap tides can occur during this moon phase.
What is a first or third quarter moon?
300
This terms means changing directly from a solid to a gas.
What is sublimation?
300
This is the name of the wind pattern that affects our weather, moves west to east, and can seem to go up and down on the weather map.
What is the jet stream?
300
Matter that is less dense will _____________.
What is "rise"?
300
Almost all of the weather takes place in this layer of the atmosphere.
What is the troposphere?
400
During this type of tide the earth, sun, and moon are arranged in a line.
What is a spring tide?
400
This is a man made lake used for recreation or to store water.
What is a reservoir?
400
When a low pressure system moves in, this is the type of weather it brings.
What is stormy weather?
400
The process of convection can happen with these states of matter.
What are liquids and gases?
400
In this type of matter energy is transferred through the process of conduction?
What are solids?
500
This describes how the Earth is tilted when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer.
What is tilted towards the sun?
500
This water area consists of landforms, rivers, and streams.
What is a water shed?
500
As elevation increases, air pressure ______________.
What is decreases?
500
This process occurs when leaves give off water into the atmosphere.
What is transpiration?
500
During this process energy is transferred through space.