Space
Some arrays of stars are more visible at night in NC in winter than others, and some are more visible in summer. Why>
What is because of Earth revolving around the sun?
The lowest layer of Earth´s atmosphere & is also where nearly all weather conditions occur.
What is troposphere?
Pollution from many different sources.
What is Non Point Source Pollution?
A measure of the strength of earthquakes
What is Richter Scale?
A community of plants and animals that have one common feature for the environment they exist in.
What is Biome?
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
What is spiral?
The measure of how acidic water is
What is PH scale?
El nino is...
What is An abnormal weather pattern caused by the warming of the Pacific Ocean near the equator?
the process by which green plants and certain other organisms brains form light energy into chemical energy.
What is Photosynthesis?
Biotic and Abiotic factors
What is biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are non-living things.
Which number is closest to the estimated number of stars in the Milky Way galaxy?
What is 200 billion?
The difference between weather and climate
What is weather is over one day or time, climate is average over time.
La nina is...
What is a climate pattern that describes the cooling of surface ocean waters along the tropical west coast of South America
An earthquake is caused by..
What is a sudden slip on a fault?
A couple biomes
What is aquatic, grassland, forest, desert, tundra?
What is most likely to occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned in a relatively straight line?
What is a larger-than-normal height difference between low tide and high tide?
Humans can reduce pollutants in the atmosphere by....
What is driving as little as possible, turn things off when not in use, and recycle?
When you are finished with water, it goes...
What is to a septic tank in our backyard or a waste water treatment plant through a sewer system?
A seismograph is...
What is an instrument that measures & records details of an earthquake?
Biodiversity helps with..
What is provides functioning ecosystems that supply oxygen, clear air, & water.
Some constellations are more prominent in the night sky of North Carolina in winter, while other constellations are more prominent in the night sky in summer. Which best explains why this occurs?
What is because of Earth revolving around the Sun?
Nitrogen dixoxide is ..
What is a part of a group of gaseous air pollutants produced as a part of fossil fuel processes?
Effects of uncontrolled population growth..
What is Reduced spring yields, diminished river flow, poorer water quality and damage to natural habitats?
Difference between physical and chemical weathering
What is physical weathering is rocks breaking apart without changing their chemical composition and chemical weathering is erosion caused by chemical reactions?
What is the burning of fossil fuels & the growth of animal agriculture has led to large amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?