Chapter 6
The Geosphere
The Geosphere
These are the 3 sediments that make up Soil.
What are Sand, Silt, and Clay.
These are the 3 phases of water that we encounter almost every day.
What are solid, liquid, and gas.
What is 14.7 Pounds Per Square Inch.
This is the average weather at a location over a long period of time.
What is Climate.
This is a scientist who studies and forecasts the weather.
What is a Meteorologist.
These are the 3 basic types of weathering.
What are Physical, Chemical, and Biological.
This is the height of all oceans at the shoreline.
What is sea level.
These are the 3 ways energy from the Sun get transferred. (tea kettle video)
What are Convection, Conduction, and Radiation.
These are the 2 lines on a globe that show where the Sun shines during the Summer and Winter Solstices.
This is the temperature scale we use here in the United States.
What is the Fahrenheit scale.
What is Loam.
These are the motions of the oceans that occur due to the gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon.
What are Tides.
As I climb up a mountain, the air temperature and pressure will do this.
(air temp and pressure are LOWER the higher you go)
This is a huge storm that tornadoes can form from.
What is a Supercell.
A beautiful cloudless day is caused by this type of pressure system.
What is a high pressure system.
_____ is the breaking down of material, and _______ is the carrying away of material.
What are Weathering and Erosion.
This Pole has no land, it is made entirely of ice.
This is the measure of how much matter is packed into a given space.
(it is why ice can float on water)
What is Density.
This is the pattern of the Sun in the sky throughout a whole year.
What is an Analemma.
A barometer measures this.
These are the names of the 3 types of flat-topped hills.(Bonus points if you can put them in height order)
What are Plateau, Mesa, and Butte.
(largest to smallest)
This manmade canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It takes about 8-10 hours to travel across it by ship.
What is the Panama Canal.
This force affects the Ocean and Wind currents and is created by the Earth spinning.
This is where they measure the speed of a hurricane and get its classification.
What is the Eye Wall.
If the Dew Point is 30o , the air will feel like this.
What is very dry.