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Air pressure is usually LOW when this type of weather is approaching.
What are stormy weather/storms and clouds?
A scientist records strong winds rotating around a low-pressure center over warm ocean water. Which storm is MOST likely forming?
What is a hurricane?
Worth 400 points!!!! Give me 2 examples of conductors & 2 examples of insulators.
Answers may vary.
The variable changed on purpose during an experiment is called the—
What is the independent variable?
Which energy source depends MOST directly on moving air?
What is wind energy?
Which process MOST directly causes sediment to move from one place to another?
What is erosion?
Which material would MOST likely absorb light instead of reflecting it?
A. mirror
B. aluminum foil
C. black construction paper
D. clear glass
What is black construction paper?
Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces WITHOUT moving them?
What is weathering?
The ocean floor feature closest to the shoreline is the—
What is the continental shelf?
Which ocean floor feature is the deepest?
What is a trench?
Which state of matter has NO definite shape but DOES have definite volume?
What is a liquid?
A fungus breaking down a dead tree is acting as—
What is a decomposer?
Metamorphic rocks form when existing rocks are changed by—
What are heat and pressure?
What mainly causes surface ocean currents?
What is wind?
Which resource is renewable because it can regrow over time?
What are trees?
A student mixes vinegar and baking soda. Bubbling gas forms immediately, a ______ change has occurred?
A harmful chemical enters a pond ecosystem and kills many insects. Which organism would MOST likely be affected FIRST?
A. hawks that eat fish
B. fish that eat insects
C. trees around the pond
D. grass near the water
What is the fish that eat insects?
Explain why deep ocean water is usually colder than surface water?
What is it receives less sunlight?
A scientist measures increasing salinity in part of the ocean. Which condition MOST likely caused this increase?
A. heavy rainfall
B. melting ice
C. increased evaporation
D. freshwater entering the ocean
What is increased evaporation?
DAILY DOUBLE!! Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?
What is they take millions of years to form?
Which layer of Earth is made mostly of melted rock?
What is the mantle?
A student notices that shorter wavelengths produce higher-pitched sounds. Which property is ALSO increasing?
A. mass
B. frequency
C. density
D. friction
What is frequency?
Name an producer in the ocean.
A student shines a flashlight through clear glass, wax paper, and cardboard. Compare how light interacts with each material.
Clear glass is transparent and allows most light to pass through. Wax paper is translucent and allows some light through while scattering it. Cardboard is opaque and blocks light completely.
What is salinity?
What is the amount of salt in the water?