Nature of Science
The dependent variable.
What is the measureable effect of the independent variable?
This gas makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
A complete water cycle involves these three steps.
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitaion?
Instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer?
Name a factor that can influence the climate of a region.
What are elevation or proximity to water?
The scientific method.
What is a systematic process used for conducting experiments and making observations to answer questions.
The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
The process when water vapor turns into liquid water.
What is evaporation?
The term for a weather system characterized by low pressure, and eye wall, high winds, and stormy weather?
What is a hurricane?
The term for the warming of the Earth's surface due to human activities.
What is global warming?
A hypothesis.
What is a testable prediction about the outcome of an experiment.
The term for the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere?
What is the tropopause?
The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere?
What is transpiration?
Tool that is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
Describe one way that human activity can impact climate change.
What is deforestation or burning fossil fuels?
The control group.
What is a standard of comparison in an experiment; it does not receive the experimental treatment?
The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone and airplanes fly.
What is the stratosphere?
The most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
Characterized by cold air that moves in quickly and can cause heavy rain and thunderstorms.
What is a cold front?
Type of climate that is generally found near the equator.
What is the tropical zone?
The independent variable.
What is the factor that is changed or manipulated in an experiment to observe its effects?
What process involves the transfer of heat through the movement of air or water?
What is convection?
A gas in the atmosphere that absorbs harmful UV radiation.
What is ozone?
Due to the Earth's shape and orientation, areas near the Equator receive the greatest amount of energy from the Sun. The _________ helps distribute this energy to other regions.
What is the ocean?
The climate region that has four distinct seasons.
What is the temperate zone?