Weather
Climate
Our Solar System
The Atmosphere
Your Teachers!
100
What is a meteorologist?
A scientist who studies the weather
100
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is day-to-day conditions, climate is over a long period of time
100
Fill in the blank: All of the planets in our solar system ________ around the Sun!
Orbits
100
Define the word: Atmosphere
The layers of air surrounding the Earth.
100
What is Ms. Janelle's favorite season?
Fall
200
What type of cloud is this?
Cumulus Cloud
200
A boundary separating two masses of air with different pressure is called a _________ .
Front
200
Identify the name of each planet in order!
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
Most weather is formed in the _________, or the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
Troposphere
200
How many siblings does Ms. Janelle have?
1
300
Name the four seasons in the correct order
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
300
Name these three weather tools, and what they do!
Anemometer--wind speed
Barometer--air pressure
Rain Gauge--amount of precipitation
300
What creates the sun's energy that gives us heat and light?
Nuclear Fusion in the core!
300
What is the ozone layer do for Earth?
Protects the Earth from ultraviolet-radiation
300
What is Ms. Janelle's favorite holiday?
Christmas
400
Which stage of the water cycle turns water into water vapor?
Evaporation!
400
What are the three climate zones on Earth?
Tropical, Temperate, Polar
400
If a heliocentric model of the universe is where the sun is the center of the solar system, what is a geocentric model?
Earth is in the center
400
Name each layer of the atmosphere in order
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Exosphere
400
What food does Pepper like to eat?
Meat and Dairy
500
What temperature is shown?
degrees Fahrenheit
500
Explain what Greenhouse Gases are, and how the effect Global Warming.
Greenhouses gases are gases such as CO2 or water vapor that trap heat. Right now we put too many of these gases, and it is causing the Earth's temperature to go up. This is called Global Warming.
500
Identify each of these pictures as a comet, meteoroid, or asteroid.
Asteroid, Comet, Meteoroid
500
Tell me what each of these layers does for Earth:
Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere
The Exosphere is the outer-most layer of the atmosphere and marks the boundary between Earth and Space.
The Thermosphere is the fourth level of the atmosphere where the air is very thin.
The Mesosphere helps protect Earth by burning up objects as they enter our atmosphere.
500
List these subjects in order from Ms. Harrison's most to least favorite.
Reading/Writing
Science
Math
Social Studies
Reading/Writing
Science
Math
Social Studies