Layers of the Atmosphere
Difference in Chapter 1 Vocabulary Words
It's Hot in Here
Defining the Scientific Method
I'm Hyper!
100
This layer of the Earth's Atmosphere contains the ozone that protects living things from too much ultraviolet radiation.
What is a stratosphere?
100
It is the condition tested vs the standard used to compare with the outcome of the test.
What is a variable vs control?
100
Heat that is transferred from the sun.
What is radiation?
100
An educated guess; prediction about the outcome of an experiment.
What is a Hypothesis?
100
Ability to cause change.
What is energy?
200
This atmospheric layer is farthest from earth's surface.
What is the exosphere?
200
The part of the experiment that can be changed.
What is a variable?
200
Heat transferred from matter to matter.
What is conduction?
200
Statement that sums up what you learn from an experiment.
What is a conclusion?
200
this cannot be created or destroyed ;it can only change form.
What is the Law of Conservation of energy?
300
The kind of cloud that touches the ground.
What is a fog?
300
Name the SI unit used to measure the volume of a bottle of soda.
What is a liter?
300
Heat transferred from by way of a gas or liquid.
What is convection?
300
What the person performing the activity sees, hears, feels, smells, or tastes.
What is an observation?
300
It can be transferred in three ways.
What is thermal energy?
400
The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
What is the atmosphere?
400
Forming a hypothesis is an important part of solving a problem with the scientific methods.
What is hypothesis vs the scientific methods?
400
These are considered to be good conductors of heat.
What is metal?
400
Measurements and other observations.
What is data?
400
The energy due to motion(movement).
What is kinetic energy?
500
Most weather occurs here where we live.
What is the troposphere?
500
If the results of repeated experiments always support the same hypothesis, the hypothesis may be called a theory.
What is theory versus hypothesis?
500
Factor that is changed in an experiment.
What is a manipulated (independent) variable?
500
Stored energy due to an objects position.
What is potential energy?