Vocabulary
Weather
Atmosphere
Environment
Bonus
100
The process of evaporation through trees, and plants
What is transpiration?
100
It is a storm that starts in the ocean?
What is hurricane?
100
When the weather man in the new says that there is going to come a _____ ______, and it is expected for temperatures to drop (get colder).
What is a cold front?
100
How does electronics effect the water or weather?
What is the usage of electricity when building a dam of water.
100
Tornadoes usually last several hours?
False
200
What kind of energy do we get from the sun?
What is solar energy?
200
What is the first thing you do when you are under a tornado warning?
You go to the basement or the lowest part of your house, listen to radio or TV if available.
200
When the weather man in the new says that there is going to come a _____ ______, and it is expected for temperatures to raise (get hotter).
What is a warm front?
200
What causes the erosion in the soil and flooding.
What is Farming?
200
A tropical storm is classified a hurricane when wind speed exceed 74 mph?
True
300
Anything that falls from the sky, examples rain, snow and hail.
What is Precipitation?
300
It is summer, in Texas!!! and you live in a three story house. Level one is the lowest level, and three is the highest level. You looking for the coolest place in the house Which level would be the coolest?
Level one.
300
Which city is having a mild winter if their temperatures are: Monday 80 degrees Tuesday 72 degrees 1. Texas Wednesday 65 degrees 2. Chicago Thursday 78 degrees 3. Nebraska Friday 72 degrees 4. Iowa
What is Texas?
300
When we use clorax in our clothes, cleaners to wash dishes, and clean you toilet.
What is Chemicals in water.
300
Lightening releases oxygen that enriches the soil.
False
400
Many tiny openings or cracks in the ground where liquid pass through.
What is percolation?
400
In the black and white jar experiment what would happen to the temperature if you place both jars in sunny location? 1. both temperatures will increase at the same time. 2. the white jar's temperature will increase first. 3. no change both stay the same. 4. the black jar's temperature will increase first.
4. the black jar's temperature will increase first.
400
When acid rains falls on the plants, what will happen to them?
What is the plant will wilt and turn brown.
400
What happens when you do not fix you car and you press the gas to go, and there is a lot of smoking coming out of your car.
What is Fumes in the air (Air Pollution)?
400
Why is it not a good idea to try and store polluted water, so it will not dirty the water in the ocean or any where else?
Earth only has a limited amount of water that keeps recycling.
500
What do you call when water gather in a body of water (ocean, sea, river, lake) and the water level starts to rise.
What is Accumalation?
500
The transfer of energy transfers body temperature. if you are feeling over heated, after a long run what would you do to cool off? 1. take a swim in a pool 2. take a hot bubble bath 3. sit under a tree. 4. continue to stand in the sun.
1. take a swim in a swimming pool.
500
What would happen to a fence made out of cement if it was drenched with acid rain?
It would dissolve.
500
What happens to the water environment when a person starts a fire?
What is Ash in the water.
500
You do not want to pay HUGE water bills. What idea will not help you cut down on you water waste? 1. turn off water when brushing teeth. 2. take back instead of 20 minute shower. 3. water the lawn once a week. 4. run the dishwasher when it is one-half full.
4. run the dishwasher when it is one-half full. To save water you need to have the dishwasher full before you turn it on.
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