Weather 1
40. What is the average temperature of the Earth?
57 degrees F
29. Of force that acts between particles of different substances, to hold them together
Adhesion
30. A force to act between particles of the same substance to hold them together
Cohesion
24. The state of the atmosphere over a short period of time
Weather
20. And animals ability to blend in with its environment
Camouflage
Name the weather related flood we learned about last week
The Johnstown Flood
37. Who created the first known thermometer in 1592
Galileo Galilei
31. A layer or layers of gas that surround a planet, and are held in place by gravity
Atmosphere
27. An imaginary line around the earth that divides it into northern and southern hemispheres
Equator
19. Part of or near a tail of a fish
Caudal
36. When the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky, at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days
Solstice
35. The time or date, at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length
Equinox
32. The force of air pressing down on any surface.
Air pressure
26. The weather conditions of a particular region over a long period of time
Climate
21. Fish that live in saltwater, but migrate to freshwater to lay and fertilize their eggs
Anadromous
39. Where did the first known weather predictions start
Babylon
38. Who wrote a set of books called “Meteorologica” that were the authority on weather for nearly 2,000 years.
Aristotle
33. The height of an object or point in relation to the starting point of sea or ground level
Altitude
25. A branch of science that focuses on the atmosphere, weather, and weather forecasting
Meteorology
22. Fish that live in freshwater, but migrate to saltwater to lay and fertilize their eggs
Catadromous
42. Name three of the four kinds of droughts
Permanent, Seasonal, Unpredictable, and Invisible
41. Name four of the five steps in the scientific method
Question,Prediction/Hypothesis, Gather Data, Analyze, and Conclusion
34. A massive air with characteristics, such as temperature or moisture, that are different from the air surrounding it
Air particle
28. The number of heat units needed to raise the temperature of an object by one degree Celsius
Heat capacity
23. Able to swim and live in both saltwater and freshwater; catadromous and antidromic fish are the two types of diadromous fish
Diadromous