Scientific Method
Process used to solve a scientific investigation
Scientific Method
The process by which water moves through the Earth and the atmosphere in an ever-going cycle
The Water Cycle
The state of the air and atmosphere at a particular time and place
Weather
Harmful chemicals that can get into our air and water
Pollution
The largest estuary in the U.S.
Chesapeake Bay
What I change in the experiment
Independent Variable
Mechanical forces like grinding and eroding. This is a type of weathering
Physical Weathering
Type of cloud that brings thunderstorms
Cumulonimbus
Name 2 out of the 5 renewable resources.
Sun, Wind, Water, Geothermal, Biomass
The land that water flows across or through on its way to a major body of water
Watershed
The response to what I changed in the experiment
Dependent Variable
Breaks down substances via chemical reactions. An example is rain creating rust on a bike.
Chemical Weathering
Tool to measure atmospheric pressure
Barometer
Name all 4 types of fossil fuels.
Coal, Oil/Petroleum, Natural Gas, Propane
Where freshwater from a river meets salt water from the ocean.
Estuary
What stays the same in an experiemnt
Constant
Property of water where water sticks to other water molecules.
Cohesion
Where two air masses meet
Front
Why do we need to limit our greenhouse gases?
Global Warming
The type of wetlands with standing water.
Swamp
The standard for comparison in an experiment
Control
Water's ability to dissolve the most substances due to polarity.
Universal Solvent
The study of the atmosphere and weather.
Meteorology
What resource do we get the majority of our energy from?
Fossil Fuels
Name 2 of the 5 major waterways in VA.
Rappahannock, Potomac, York, James, Chesapeake Bay