Weather and Natural Resources
What does a barometer measure?
air pressure
Explain the difference between rotation and revolution.
rotate- spin on its access
revolve- travel on a path around another object
What are the 5 geological ocean features?
100 bonus points if you can name what they are covered in.
Features of the ocean floor are the continental shelf, continental slope, continental rise, abyssal plain, and ocean trenches.
Most areas are covered with thick layers of sediments (e.g., sand, mud, rocks) (4.7 a).
What is the male part of a plant?
What is the female part of a plant?
male- stamen
female- pistil
How do plants help the water quality of our water resources?
Prevent erosion
What is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land over which surface water flows to a single collection place. The materials from the watershed, including pollutants, add to the water flow and impact organisms that may serve as a natural resource for humans.
Name the planets in order from the FARTHEST AWAY from the sun to the closest.
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
What is salinity?
Salinity is the measure of all salts dissolved in water.
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Name all the ingredients for photosynthesis and all the products of photosynthesis.
ingredients- carbon dioxide, sunlight, water, chlorophyll
products- glucose, oxygen
I am testing battery brands to see which will last the longest. What is the independent and dependent variable?
Independent- battery brands
Dependent- how long the battery lasts
You see a stratus cloud in the sky. What can you forecast for the weather?
light drizzle
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What causes day/night and how long does it take?
What causes seasons and how long does it take?
What causes moon phases and how long does it take?
Day and night is caused by the rotation of the Earth on its axis. This happens every 24 hours
Seasons are caused by the axial tilt and the Earth revolving around the sun. This happens every 365 1/4 days.
Moon phases are caused by the moon revolving around the Earth. This happens about every 29 days, or a lunar month
What is the difference between what causes tides and currents?
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon.
Currents are caused by wind patterns, temperature, and salinity
What is the function of each part of a plant?
roots, stem, leaves, flowers
roots- anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients
stem- supports the plant and carries water through the plant
leaves- where photosynthesis takes place
flowers- used to attract pollinators and for reproduction
What is a dichotomous key used for?
A dichotomous key is a tool used to classify organisms based on physical characteristics
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Name all 3 watersheds of Virginia
Chesapeake Bay, North Carolina Sound, Gulf of Mexico
What is the difference between the sun, Earth, and moon?
The sun is an average-sized yellow star, about 110 times the diameter of Earth. The sun is approximately 4.6 billion years old (4.6 d).
Our moon is a small, rocky satellite, having about one quarter the diameter of Earth and one-eightieth its mass. It has extremes of temperature, and no atmosphere or water to support life (4.6 d).
Earth’s surface is constantly changing. Unlike the other three inner planets, it has large amounts of life-supporting water and an oxygen-rich atmosphere. Earth’s protective atmosphere blocks out most of the sun’s damaging rays (4.6 d).
Name two producers in the ocean ecosystem.
phytoplankton, algae, seaweed, kelp
What are the roles (or niches) in an ecosystem?
producer, consumer, decomposer
What would the forecast be with high pressure?
What would the forecast be with low pressure?
low- lousy and wet- rainy weather
Name the 4 cloud types and what weather is associated with each.
Cumulus clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms. They usually indicate fair weather. However, when the clouds get larger and darker on the bottom, they become cumulonimbus clouds. Cumulonimbus clouds may produce thunderstorms.
Stratus clouds are smooth, gray clouds that cover the whole sky (and block out direct sunlight). Light rain and drizzle are usually associated with stratus clouds.
Cirrus clouds are feathery clouds. They are associated with fair weather. Cirrus clouds often indicate that rain or snow will fall within several hours.
Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Pluto is no longer included in the list of planets in our solar system due to its small size and irregular orbit
Which current carries warm water from North America to Europe?
The Gulf Stream
What is the difference between a population, community, ecosystem, and organism.
Organism is 1 living thing.
Population is all of the same species living in the same place at the same time
Community is all the different species living in the same place at the same time
Ecosystem is all the living and nonliving factors in the environment
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What is the word that is used to describe a complete change of an organism in their life cycle?
Metamorphosis