Volcanoes
Tornadoes
Earth's Crust
Atomsphere
Misc.
100
crust, mantle, and core
What are the layers of the Earth?
100
This means tornadoes are possible in your area
What is a tornado watch?
100
The Earth is made up of many of these
What are plates?
100
The layer where weather happens
What is the troposphere?
100
This is what warm air does (movement)
What is rises?
200
Erupts when it needs more space after it reaches very hot temperatures
What is magma?
200
Number of miles tornadoes typically travel on ground level
What is 5 miles?
200
Layer of hot, melted rock. Earth’s plates float on this.
What is mantle?
200
Planes fly in this layer
What is the stratosphere?
200
Wind power creates this
What is electricity?
300
This can ooze out of the ground or shoot up like a fountain
What is lava?
300
The average size of the width of a tornado
What is 500 feet?
300
The place where an earthquake begins
What is the focus?
300
This layer protects us from meteoroids
What is mesosphere?
300
The warmest places in the world is near this
What is the equator?
400
Volcanic eruptions formed these in the Pacific Ocean, now part of the United States
What are Hawaiian Islands?
400
The months tornadoes are likely to occur in Indiana
What is March to May?
400
When plates move past each other--this occurs...
What is an earthquake?
400
The highest and the hottest layer
What is thermosphere?
400
Differences in temperature of air masses cause this
What is wind?
500
Hardened lava can form this type of landform
What are mountains?
500
How scientists measure a tornado's strength
What is the Fujita Scale?
500
When plates move apart--this occurs..
What is a volcanic eruption or new crust forms?
500
Bad ozone is a form of this
What is pollution?
500
When the atmosphere traps the sun heat we call it this
What is the greenhouse effect?
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