Tides Gizmo
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Water Cycle Gizmo
Hurricane Gizmo
Riddles
100

How many high tides and low tides are there combined? 

4 tides! ๐ŸŒŠ

100

What sphere is coal part of?

Lithosphere๐Ÿ—ฟ

100

What percentage of Earthโ€™s water is found in the oceans?

97.25% ๐ŸŒ

100

Where within the hurricane is the lightest rainfall?

Near the very edge of the hurricane ๐ŸŒจ

100

If you eat me, my sender will eat you. What am I?

A fish hook! ๐ŸŸ

200

What causes the tidal bulges to form?

The gravitational pull of the moon. ๐ŸŒ•

200

How can a carbon atom get from the atmosphere to a plant?

By the process of photosynthesis ๐ŸŒด
200

How do clouds form?

When saturated air in the atmosphere cools. โ˜๏ธ

200

Where within the hurricane is the heaviest rainfall?

Near the eye of the hurricane ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

200

What is as big as an elephant, but weighs nothing at all?

A shadow of an elephant ๐Ÿ˜

300

What kind of tide does the observer experience as he passes through a tidal bulge?

A high tide ๐Ÿ”†

300

What is coal used for? 

To generate electricity โšก๏ธ

300

What percentage of Earthโ€™s water can be found in soil?

0.005% ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐ŸŒพ

300

A short line extending from the tail indicates how many knots of wind?

๐Ÿ“ knots

300

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

An egg! ๐Ÿฅš

400

What kind of tides would you expect during a half Moon?

Neap Tide ๐ŸŒ—

400

How is carbon dioxide produced in a cement plant?

When limestone is heated ๐Ÿ”ฅ

400

What organisms break down chemical wastes in a treatment plant?

Bacteria ๐Ÿฆ 

400

Where is the cloud cover most dense?

Near the eye of the hurricane ๐Ÿ‘€

400

There was a man walking in the desert. It was an especially hot day that day. In the distance, the man suddenly saw a restaurant. He rejoiced and ran to the restaurant and immediately asked the waiter for a glass of water. Instead, the waiter pulled out a gun and pointed it at the manโ€™s head. The man replied with, โ€œthank youโ€. Why did the man say โ€œthank youโ€?

It was a water gun๐Ÿ”ซ

500

When there is a smaller difference between high and low tide, it is a neap tide. On which day did the observer experience a neap tide?

Day โผ

500

What is the total amount of carbon removed from the atmosphere each year by the ocean and land plants?

38,550 GtC ๐Ÿ˜€

500

What percentage of Earthโ€™s freshwater is stored in ice and snow?

68.7%๐ŸงŠ

500

Identify the knot speed of this station. 1 little knot and 3 big knots. 

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ“ knots ๐Ÿ‘€

500

I can fly but I have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go darkness follows me. What am I?

A Cloud! โ˜๏ธ

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