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100
What does a thermometer measure
What is temperature
100
This instrument measures humidty
What is a sling psychrometer
100
This is the name of my awesome Science teacher.
What is Mrs. Brooks
100
Name the instrument used to measure air pressure
What is a barometer
100
Explain what a rain gauge does.
What is it collects rain to tell how much rain has fallen
200
The amount of force that air exerts on an object is called what?
What is air pressure
200
When the sun is shining right over a location, this is called what?
What is direct sunlight
200
Sunlight that hits a location at an angle is called what?
What is indirect sunlight
200
Name the instrument that is used to determine the direction you are traveling.
What is a compass.
200
A land breeze moves from where to where?
What is from the land to the sea
300
A sea breeze moves from where to where?
What is from the sea to land
300
What kind of a current flows from the Equator toward the Poles?
What is a warm water current
300
The distance above the surface of Earth or the height above sea level is called what?
What is elevation/alitutude
300
This is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
What is nitrogen
300
Forecasters depend on the phases of the moon to predict weather. Please answer true or false in question form.
What is false
400
What type of whale is typically seen in the Pacific Ocean?
What is the gray whale
400
Why does a land breeze flow over to the ocean?
What is the warm air over the ocean rises and the cold air from the land comes in to take its place
400
A gray whale uses this body part to sieve its food.
What is baleen
400
Why does a sea breeze move over to the land?
What is the warm air rises over the land and the cold sea breeze comes in to take its place
400
What does El Nino do to the water temperature in the Pacific Ocean?
What is it warms it
500
If the last several days have been clear and sunny, but the barometer shows that the air pressure is decreasing, what type of weather would you expect to move into the area?
What is if the air pressure is decreasing, you can expect clouds, wet, and stormy weather and the temperature will increase
500
Name 3 factors that contribute to the uneven heating of the Earth's surface
What are the angle at which the Sun's rays shine on Earth, landmasses heat up more quickly than oceans or lakes, and the type of surface on a landmass
500
The weather has been cloudy, and the weather forecaster says that a high-pressure system is moving into the area. What kind of weather would you expect?
What is it will become clear
500
Name the 3 properties of air
What are air takes up space, are exerts pressure equally, and air has weight (mass, pressure, weight)
500
Similar to air, warm water_________ and cold water________.
What is rises and sinks