Properties of Air
Instruments
Shaping the Earth's Surface
Water Cycle
Miscellaneous
100
Air is made up mostly of the gases _______ and _____.
What is nitrogen and oxygen
100
A thermometer measures ________________.
What is the temperature of air
100
A slow process that wears rocks down into smaller rocks and particles is called ________________.
What is weathering
100
The process of water particles changing from a liquid to a gas is ______________.
What is evaporation
100
Weather patterns usually move from _____ to ______.
What is west to east
200
How much water vapor in the air is called __________.
What is humidity?
200
The instrument used to measure wind direction is a ___________.
What is a weather vane
200
To carry wore down rock and particles from one place to another is called _________________.
What is erosion
200
Four examples of precipitation.
What is rain, snow, sleet, and hail
200
Name two rapid processes that change the Earth's surface.
What is earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, mudslides
300
The force of air pushing on an area is called __________.
What is air pressure?
300
If the barometer reads 30.30 in. how is the weather?
What is nice/good weather
300
Rock debris left behind by a glacier is called a _______________.
What is a moraine
300
Clouds are formed by ____________________.
What is condensed water/ water droplets
300
A ___________ cloud is puffy with a flat bottom .
What is cumulus clouds
400
Does cool air or warm air have more weight or air pressure?
What is cool air
400
A barometer measures _________________.
What is air pressure
400
An isolated boulder left behind by a glacier is a _________________.
What is an erratic
400
Condensation is when a _____________ changes to a ___________________.
What is gas, liquid
400
Plates moving and rubbing against each other and releasing energy is an _________________.
What is an earthquake
500
Wind is caused by _________________.
What is uneven heating of the Earth.
500
The instrument used to measure wind speed is ____________________.
What is an anemometer
500
Gravel, sand, and clay carried from glaciers by melting water and streams and deposited over large areas is called _______________.
What is outwash plains
500
The three states of water
What is a liquid, solid, and gas
500
How was the Grand Canyon formed?
What is wind and water erosion
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