Air Currents
What is Wind?
The movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
What is Energy?
The ability to cause change.
What is science?
The investigation and exploration of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.
What three forms can water take?
Ice(Solid)
Water Vapor(Gas)
Liquid Water
What causes the Coriolis Effect?
Earth's Rotation
What is work?
The transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force is acting on the object.
What are the three main branches of science?
Earth Science, Life Science, Physical Science
What is the process by which liquid, such as water, changes into a gas?
Evaporation
What is the difference between a sea breeze and land breeze?
- For a sea breeze the wind blows from the sea to the land.
-For a land breeze the wind blows from the land to the sea.
What are three forms of potential energy?
Gravitational, Elastic, Chemical
What is a scientific theory?
An explanation of observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investigations.
What forms when water condenses?
Clouds
What time of day are land breezes and sea breezes most common?
Sea breeze is most common during the day and land breeze is most common at night.
What is the difference between kinetic and potential energy?
Kinetic every is due to motion. Potential energy is stored energy.
What is the difference between dependent and independent variables?
Dependent is the factor that is measured or observed. Independent is the factor that you want to test.
What is the process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves?
Transpiration
Between what two degrees latitude do trade winds occur?
30 degrees North and 30 degrees South
What are six forms of energy?
Mechanical
Sound
Thermal
Electric
Radiant (Light)
Nuclear
What are the six steps of the scientific method?
1. Ask Questions
2. Hypothesize and Predict
3. Test Hypothesis
4. Analyze Results
5. Draw conclusions
6. Communicate Results
What type of energy is released and absorbed as water changes states?
Thermal Energy