Define Spacecraft
(including rockets, satellites, probes, space stations, and space shuttles) carry tools and equipment to gather data about space and space objects.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are more common where?
plate boundaries
What is the difference between weather and climate?
weather is conditions now, climate is over a long period of time
50 x 50
2500
Name all the planets in our solar system
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus
What is the government agency that conducts space exploration?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA
Your favorite candy
Dum-Dums like Dum-Dums
What is a front in weather and what does it typically cause?
where two bodies of air of different temperatures meet, often stormy
If your best friend has $28, you have $30 and the video game you both want costs $50 with a monthly $2 subscription, how long will you be able to pay for it?
4 months
Convection and gravity cause the lithospheric plates to move, what is convection?
process by which heat is transferred by movement of a heated fluid, heated material rising, cooling then falling back
What is any description or measurement gathered by a person’s senses or with instruments.
observation
Define Transform boundary and what it causes
slides past each other, earthquakes
How do ocean currents affect climate?
cold will cool the climate, warm will warm the climate
Are you Mr. Walsh's favorite students?
Not even close.
Where was mesopotamia?
fertile crescent, Iraq, middle east
Define moon phases (must state key part)
The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth are called
Define convergent plate boundary and what it causes
two plates move towards each other, earthquakes and volcanoes
Has the Earth's climates always been the same? Why or why not?
NO because of tectonic plates move, volcanoes, different atmosphere
24 loaves of bread cost $48. How much does 10 loaves cost?
$20
What causes the lithospheric plates to move?
convection and gravity
What is the book's definition of a system?
is a group of interacting objects or processes.
move away from each other, earthquakes and volcanoes
what is the mean, median, mode and range of the the Clay Center high temperatures for this week?
77, 71, 47, 53, 64, 68, 67
mean 64 median 68 mode n/a range 30
A six pack of Super Duper Energy Drink cost $12. How much would 15 cans cost?
$30