INTRO
WHAT DO YOU USE TO MAKE AN OBSERVATION?
SENSES
WHAT IS A CONTOUR LINE
CONNECTS EQUAL LINES OF ELEVATION
WHAT IS A CELESTIAL OBJECT
ANYTHING ABOVE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE SUN RISE IN?
THE EAST
WHAT DIRECTION DO LATITUDE LINES RUN?
LINES RUN EAST WEST, BUT MEASURE NORTH SOUTH
ONE WAY IGNEOUS ROCKS ARE CLASSIFIED IS BY THE _______________(COMPOSITION) THAT MAKE THEM UP
MINERALS
AIR RISES, COOLS, EXPANDS AND THEN _______________
WHAT DO THE FEATHER ON A STATION MODEL INDICATE? WIND______________
SPEED
EARTH REVOLVES ABOUT____ DEGREES PER DAY
1 DEGREE
WHAT INSTRUMENT MEASURES TEMPERATURE?
THERMOMETER
WHAT IS A CONTOUR INTERVAL
THE NUMBER BETWEEN EACH LINE
HOW OLD IS THE UNIVERSE
13-15 BILLION YEARS OLD
WHAT DOES GEOCENTRIC MEAN?
EARTH CENTERED
WHAT DIRECTION DO LONGITUDE LINES RUN?
LINES RUN NORTH SOUTH BUT MEASURE EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN
will I move my clock forward or backwards if I go to California?
BACKWARDS
TRANSPIRATION IS THE RELEASE OF WATER FROM____________________
TREES/PLANTS
WHAT HAPPENS TO SURFACE AIR PRESSURE AS WARM AIR RISES
AIR PRESSURE GOES DOWN
THE MOH'S SCALE MEASURES HOW _________ A MINERAL IS
HARD
WHAT IS AN INFERENCE?
USING YOUR SENSES TO DRAW A CONCLUSION
BOLD LABELED CONTOUR LINE (EVERY 5TH) FOR EASY MAP READING
DURING A RED SHIFT WAVES MOVE?
AWAY
WHAT DOES HELIOCENTRIC MEAN?
SUN CENTERED
LAVA THAT COOLS QUICKLY FORMS EXTRUSIVE OR INTRUSIVE IGNEOUS ROCKS
EXTRUSIVE
WHAT TYPE OF MOON STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MOON CYCLE?
NEW
WHAT DOES A BAROMETER MEASURE?
AIR PRESSURE
IS AIR PRESSURE HIGH WHEN ITS COLD OR WARM?
COLD
COSMIC BACGROUND RADIATION IS EVIDENCE FOR THE _______________THEORY
BIG BANG
WHAT DOES A BAROMETER MEASURE?
AIR PRESSURE
WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE TOOL THAT SHOWS DIRECTION ON A MAP
COMPASS OR COMPASS ROSE?
THE BIG BANG THEORY STATES THE UNIVERSE IS ?
EXPANDING FROM AN EXPLOSION
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE MOON TO COMPLETE ONE CYCLE OF PHASES?
29.3 DAYS
WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH?
OBLATE/ELLIPTICAL
FELSIC ROCKS ARE LIGHT OR DARK COLORED
LIGHT
WATER FALLING FROM CLOUDS IS CALLED_______________
PRECIPITATION
WHAT KIND OF WEATHER IS CONNECTED WITH LOW AIR PRESSURE?
STORMY WEATHER
THE FOUCAULT PENDULUM IS EVIDENCE THAT EARTH ROTATES ON ITS__________
AXIS
WHAT DOES A WIND VANE SHOW?
THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND
NAME A IN BETWEEN DIRECTION ON A COMPASS ROSE?
NE,SE,NW,SW
WHAT DOES LUMINOSITY MEAN?
BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR
NAME ONE PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT THE EARTH ROTATES...
FOUCAULT PENDULUM
CORIOLIS EFFECT
DAY AND NIGHT
HOW OFTEN DOES THE EARTH ROTATE?
ONCE A DAY/EVERY 24 HOURS
ANOTHER NAME FOR EARTH'S CRUST AND UPPER RIGID MANTLE IS _____?
LITHOSPHERE
WHAT DOES A WIND VANE SHOW?
THE WIND DIRECTION
DESCRIBE THE KIND OF DAMAGE YOU WOULD EXPECT WITH A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
THE WORST KIND OF DAMAGE, LOST LIVES, BUILDING RUINED, NEIGHBORHOOD WIPED OUT.
vARIATIONS IN THE CYCLES OF OCEAN TIDES(CAUSED BY THE MOON'S GRAVITATIONAL PULL) IS CONTROLLED BY THE EARTH'S ROTATION AND THE _________REVOLUTION
MOON'S
what does a thermologist study?
temperature
WHAT CAUSES THE CHANGING OF SEASONS?
TILT OF EARTH'S AXIS
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE AREA IN BUFFALO TILTS AWAY FROM THE SUN?
NAME THE SEASON_________________
IT IS WINTER
IS VIRGINIA IN THE NORTHERN OR SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
NORTHERN
WHAT season is it when the northern hemisphere is pointing towards the sun?
SUMMER
WHAT CAUSES THE SEASONS?
THE TILT OF THE EARTH
WHAT DOES A ANEMOMETER MEASURE?
THE SPEED OF THE WIND
WATER TAKES A LONG TIME TO HEAT UP AND A LONG TIME TOM COOL DOWN BECAUSE WATER HAS A HIGH SPECIFIC____________
HEAT
NUCLEAR FUSION GIVES A STAR ITS ____________
ENERGY
WHAT DOES AN ANEMOMETER SHOW
SPEED THE WIND IS BLOWING
what does latitude mean?
DEGREES NORTH and SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
the earth rotates on its____________
AXIS
WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE SUN SET IN?
WEST
WHY IS THE EQUATOR THE WARMEST?
BECAUSE IT RECEIVES THE MOST DIRECT SUNLIGHT
AS AIR TEMPERATURE AT THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH INCREASES, AIR PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE GOES UP OR DOWN?
DOWN/DECREASES
WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR AIR PRESSURE?
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
NAME THE 2 KINDS OF LUSTER
METALLIC/NONMETALLIC
_______________ IS IF A MINERAL BREAKS INTO A SMOOTH FLAT SURFACE.
CLEAVAGE OR FRACTURE
CLEAVAGE