Kindergarten
What star gives us light and warmth during the day?
Sun
What causes day and night on Earth?
Earths Rotation/Spin
Which renewable energy source uses moving air to generate electricity?
Wind Power
Which process is directly responsible for the formation of metamorphic rocks?
What is 1/2 as a decimal?
.50
What do we call the water that falls from clouds?
Rain/Precipitation
What is the name of the process where water changes into water vapor and rises into the air?
Evaporation
What instrument is used to measure air pressure?
Barometer
The theory of plate tectonics explains that Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates that move because of:
Convection in the mantle
What is this image showing
Bouy
What covers most of the Earth's surface?
Water
What tool is used to measure temperature?
Thermometer
What is the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
A seismograph records which type of Earth event?
Earthquake
What is Mr. Classen's dog named
Burton
What season is usually cold and may have snow?
Winter
What is the center of our solar system?
Sun
Which layer of Earth is made mostly of liquid iron and nickel?
the core (outer/inner)
Radioactive dating is most useful for determining the:
Absolute age of rock
If a dinosaur checked the weather forecast 65 million years ago, what should it have watched out for?
An Asteroid
What planet do we live on?
Earth
What is a scientist who studies weather called?
Meteorologist
What causes ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the moon and sun
Which factor has the greatest influence on the strength of surface ocean currents?
Prevailing winds
If Earth suddenly stopped spinning, what would happen to your morning cereal?
It would fly across the room