Astronomy
The third planet from the Sun
What is Earth?
The building block of all matter
What are atoms
What is H2O
Virginia's major watershed
What is the Cheseapeake Bay
A person who studies the weather
What is a meteorologist
This weather tool is used to measure temperature
What is a thermometer
The time it takes Earth to make one full revolution around the Sun
What is 364.25 days
Part of the atom that has a positive chare
What are protons
This property of water allow bugs to appear to walk on water
What is surface tension
The place where freshwater and saltwater mix
What is an estuary
This type of heat transfer comes from the sun
What is radiation
When a cold air mass overtakes a mass of warm, moist air.
What is a cold front
This is considered the longest day of the year
What is summer solstice or June 21st
The most abundant element is Earth's atmosphere
What is nitrogen
What are the phases of water
What is solid, liquid and gas
A fish in a watershed is considered what type of factor
What is biotic
Meteors burn up in this layer of the atmosphere
What is the mesosphere
Weather around a high pressure system is usually?
What is cool and dry
What is a first quarter moon
How many elements are in this chemical formula 2NaCOH
What is 4
The type of bond forming water molecules
What is hydrogen bond
Crabs leave the water because of this condition
What is anoxia
The amount of mositure in the air
What is humidity
A barometer is used to measure ______ in _______
What is air pressure in millibars
This is located between the rocky planets and the gas giants
What is asteroid belt
True or False this chemical equation follows the law or conservation of matter? 2Cu +O2 --> 2CuO
What is true
Water taking a very long time to heat up and cool down
What is high specific heat
All the land that slopes down to a river, creek or bay
What is a watershed
Used to measure air temperature, pressure, wind speed and direction
What is a weather balloon
What kind of weather can you expect when a cold front occurs?
What is cold, heavy rain and thunderstorms