Mod 1
What measure is used to measure mass in the metric system?
grams
The moisture content of air is called __?__.
humidity
What are Christmas trees also called?
Where do the majority of weather phenomena occur? Think layer.
troposphere
__?__ water has certain dissolved ions in it, predominately calcium ions.
polar
In what city was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
The imaginary line between the water-saturated soil and the soil not saturated with water.
water table
The boundary between a section of moving rock and a section of stationary rock.
Fault
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
A large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity.
air mass
Vinegar, used in exp 1.3, is what kind of substance?
weak acid
If there was no __?__ in the air, ultraviolet light would kill all living things.
ozone
Where did there arise such a clatter? - Twas' the Night Before Christmas
on the lawn
The ionosphere is a stretch of the atmosphere ranging from the upper mesosphere to the upper parts of the __?__.
Thermosphere
A substance that is dissolved in a solvent is called a __?__.
solute
The movie Miracle on 34th Street is based on which real life department store?
Macy's
Water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
precipitation
Rock that forms from molten rock.
Igneous rock
What gift did the Little Drummer Boy give to the newborn Christ?
a song on his drum
weather front
What does "kilo" mean?
1000
__?__ makes up the majority of the air a person exhales.
nitrogen
Which popular drink is also called "milk punch"?
egg nog
In what area of the Earth would one find seasonal ozone depletion?
The South Pole
__?__ molecules have no net electrical charges.
nonpolar
What are the 2 other most popular names for Santa Claus
Kris Kringle and Saint Nick
Emission of water vapor from plants
transpiration
Rock formed when heat, pressure, and chemical reactions cement materials together.
Sedimentary rock
Who wrote, "Christmas doesn't come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more?
Dr. Seuss
When two air masses collide and neither moves.
stationary front
The length of a man's elbow to the tip of his outstretched middle finger is called __?__.
a cubit
78
What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny nose?
join in any reindeer games
On a cold night what makes you shiver?
the loss of heat from your body
A chemical __?__ uses chemical symbols to describe the chemical makeup of a substance.
formula
Elvis isn't going to have a white Christmas, but a __?__ Christmas.
blue
hydrosphere
Rock that behaves like something between a liquid and a solid.
Plastic rock
What popular Christmas song was actually written for Thanksgiving?
Jingle Bells
Imaginary lines that run north or south across the earth
lines of longitude
In exp. 1.1, to what color did the copper wire turn?
bluish green
Sweat cools a person off because it takes __?__ from the skin.
energy
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol? - The book
4
A measure of the energy of motion in a substance's molecules is __?__.
Temperature
__?__ is the phenomenon that occurs when individual molecules are so strongly attracted to each other that they tend to stay together, even when exposed to tension.
cohesion
In which modern-day country was St. Nicholas born in?
Turkey
The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas expands.
Adiabatic cooling
The point in the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus.
Epicenter
What was the first company that used Santa Claus in advertising?
Coca-Cola
Clouds that are made of tiny ice crystals which give them a feathery appearance