Measurement & Density 📏
Mass is measured in
What are grams?
The transfer of heat by direct contact
What is conduction?
Instrument that measures air pressure
What is a barometer?
As latitude increases, temperature ____________.
What is decreases?
All rocks are composed of________
What are minerals?
The density of water
What is 1.0 g/cm3?
The state of matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape
What is a gas?
The symbol mP stands for________
What is maritime polar?
Current on the West Coast of North America
What is the California Current?
Rocks formed by tremendous heat and pressure
What are metamorphic rocks?
The formula used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object
What is V = V final - V initial?
The phase change of liquid to gas
What is vaporization?
ALL weather moves across the United States from_____
What is the SW to the NE?
At Wet Belts the climate is ___________
What is moderate?
As magma cools inside the earth, ____________ are formed in igneous rocks.
What are large crystals?
The line read of a graduated cylinder to read the volume
What is the meniscus?
Convection is caused by __________ in a fluid
What are density differences?
Conditions at fronts
What are clouds and precipitation?
Greenhouse gases: Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapor, and ___________
What is methane?
This rock floats on water
What is pumice?
An object that has a density of 0.7g/cm3 will _______
What is float?
The phase change form a solid to a gas.
What is sublimation?
Low pressure systems spin _________ and away from the center.
What is counter clockwise?
As elevation increases, temperature of an area _____________
What is decreases?
The element that makes up diamond and graphite
What is carbon?