Astronomy
Clouds
Water Cycle
Earth's Atmosphere
Environment
100
The force that holds planets in orbit around the sun.
What is gravity.
100
This cloud produces steady rain.
What is nimbostratus.
100
This part of the water cycle occurs when water becomes a gas.
What is evaporation.
100
The majority of Earth's water is located here.
What is in the oceans.
100
Two forms of renewable energy in Virginia.
What is wind power and solar power.
200
Gravity between the Earth & Moon influence this.
What is the ocean tides.
200
This is how a cloud forms.
What is as warm air rises into the atmosphere, it cools and some of the water vapor in it condenses forming clouds.
200
This occurs before precipitation.
What is condensation.
200
This is the only compound on earth that exists in all three states: solid, liquid, and gas.
What is water.
200
Planting more trees and shrubs can improve this.
What is air quality.
300
An instrument astronomers use to view objects in space.
What is a telescope.
300
This cloud indicates stormy weather.
What is a cumulonimbus cloud.
300
During condensation a gas turns into this.
What is a liquid.
300
Where air pressure is greatest.
What is at sea level.
300
Pollution can cause this.
What is ozone depletion, increased ultraviolet radiation and health problems.
400
List the following from smallest to largest: Moon, Asteroid, Sun, Earth
What is asteroid, moon, earth, and sun.
400
This storm produces winds over 119 km/hr, form over warm, tropical water, and begin from a low pressure area.
What is a hurricane.
400
This happens to water particles during evaporation.
What is they spread out into the air.
400
Higher altitudes cause temperatures to do this.
What is decrease.
400
A student can do this to decrease air pollution.
What is ride their bicycle to school.
500
Tides are caused by this.
What is the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth's surface waters.
500
Hail and sleet begin as this.
What is water droplets.
500
The correct order of the following in the water cycle: Runoff, condensation, evaporation, precipitation
What is precipitation, runoff, evaporation & condensation.
500
The lowest level of the atmosphere.
What is troposphere.
500
An example of a recyclable item is this.
What is newspaper.
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