Severe Weather
Water Cycle
Weather vs.Climate
Nature of Science
Miscellaneous
100
What kind of weather is most likely to uproot trees and destroy homes?
tornadoes and hurricanes
100
What is the process that moves water from the oceans into the atmosphere?
evaporation
100
Everyone gets to answer:
When someone says "the climate of Florida today is 87°F." are they using the word "climate" correctly?
no
100
Daily Double!!!
Jason is doing an experiment to test the stickiness of 3 brands of tape. To do this, he sticks the same piece of tape on a flat surface, takes it off, and resticks it until it no longer sticks. He records how many times the tape sticks to the surface before it no longer sticks.
What is the independent and dependent variables of Jason's experiment?
IV - the brand of tape
DV - the number of times the tape sticks
100
What kind of rays from outer space can cause cancer and sunburns?
ultraviolet rays
200
Why is Florida so susceptible to floods?
Because of the low elevation and the high amount of rain
200
What is the process that changes water vapor into water droplets? This same process is responsible for the formation of clouds.
Condensation
200
What happens to the temperature of a city when the jet stream moves back to the North of that city?
the temperature rises
200
Why should an experiment be exactly replicated by other people?
to make sure the results are valid
200
How can the water cycle affect the weather?
various answers accepted
300
Everyone gets to answer:
Which of the following do Floridians have to worry about the LEAST?
a. fires
b. hurricanes
c. earthquakes
d. landslides
earthquakes
300
Where does most of the water that has evaporated come from?
the ocean
300
Everyone gets to answer:
Fill in the blank: _________ describes the current conditions of the atmosphere
weather
300
A dad is conducting an experiment to determine the effectiveness of different sunscreens. He has 3 kids and each of them have very similar skin. One of them is not given any sunscreen (because he didn't want any) and the other two were given different brands of sunscreen. After 2 hours he assesses how burned his kids are.
What is the control group in his experiment
The kid that didn't get any sunscreen
300
Why does Daytona beach have so much humidity in the air?
Because it is next to a warm ocean
400
If you live in a low-lying area and there is a high chance of flooding, what should you do?
evacuate
400
Examples of this are rain, snow, sleet, and hail
precipitation
400
What does the Gulf stream do for Florida's climate?
it keeps Florida's temperatures warmer during the winter
400
Everyone gets to answer: What year did public school student membership exceed 45 million?
1996
400
Describe the location where a cool, dry air mass would form.
It would form over land that is far from the equator
500
Severe weather is likely to occur at the boundary between two air masses of different characteristics. What is the name of one of these boundaries called?
a front
500
Which process of the water cycle is responsible for the formation of fog?
condensation
500
I will accept 2 answers for this question:
What are the two main factors that describe an area's climate?
temperature and precipitation
500
Everyone gets a chance to answer this one:
How is an experiment different from other scientific investigations?
Experiments have an experimental variable to be tested while other investigations don't require this
500
What is always required before a tornado can form?
a thunderstorm