6th Grade has no aura
factual information or data that support or refute a claim.
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is now, climate is over a long period of time
What does a climatologist study?
climate
Define mean
average
What is Clay Center's climate type?
Severe
Define hypothesis
a prediction or educated guess that can be tested and can be used to guide further study
Is hail precipitation?
yes
What does a meteorologist study?
weather
Define range
the difference between the smallest and largest number
5x + 3 = 15, what you call x (not solve for x but what it is called)
variable
Define latitude
the distance from the equator, imaginary line from equator north and south
define atmosphere
gas surrounding Earth
Describe how ocean currents affect climate.
warm ocean currents warm the climate, cold ocean currents cool the climate
What is the range of the stink level out of 100 of your group? 99, 98, 76, 59
40
What two things does a climograph show?
precipitation and temperature
Most awesomeness teacher and class ever
English, Koster
What causes the lithospheric plates to move?
convection and gravity
What does a hydrologist study?
water (distribution)
Your table is given one minute to eat as many cookies as you can. What is the mean of cookies eaten: 435, 10, 321, 234
250
Who was involved in the Battle of Marathon
Athens and Persia
What are the steps for the scientific method?
Observation/question; research topic; hypothesis; test; analyze data; conclusion
Define Coriolis effect and what it does exactly
Earth’s counterclockwise rotation causes winds in the northern hemisphere to swing to the right. The winds in the southern hemisphere swing to the left. The effect is stronger at higher latitudes.
What are the three rock types and how are they formed?
igneous is lava cooling, metamorphic is magma under pressure and sedimentary is compressed sediment
Your group's dorkiness level out of 100, has been measured. What is the mean and range?
56, 89, 99, 34
mean 69.5
range 65
______ + ______ = inference
background knowledge and text evidence