The 1st Category
What do anemometers and wind vanes do?
Anemometers measure the wind speed and wind vanes measure the wind direction.
How fast is the earth spinning?
1000 mph
What is the 6th planet from the sun?
Saturn.
What two things cause tectonic plates to move?
Gravity & Convection
Name three Greek gods and their powers.
Examples:
Zeus ( sky and lightning)
Hera: ( marriage)
Poseiden: (water)
What is the Coriolis effect?
Earth's counterclockwise rotation causes northern hemisphere winds to swing right and southern hemisphere winds to swing left.
Does water or land cool faster?
Land
What is the lowest point in the world?
Mariana Trench.
What does GPS stand for?
Global Positioning System
What year did Christopher Columbus sail to america?
1492
What is the mean of 56, 78, 83, and 64
70.25
Who is the smartest person in out grade?
stop lying
What is ore?
A rock that contains valuable metal or other minerals.
What is the third layer of the Earth?
The outer core.
What does the root "ped" mean?
Foot/Feet
How do different currents affect the climate?
The cold currents make the landmasses near by cooler; the warm currents make the landmasses near by warm.
What is the ring of fire?
A ring shaped place around the ocean where there are a lot of earthquakes and volcanoes.
What 3 thing contribute to what the climate is?
Altitude, landforms, and large bodies of water
Draw a picture of a aquifer.
We will check it.
Bob has 20 cookies. Sarah has 160% as many. How many cookies does Sarah have? NO CALCULATORS!!!
32 cookies.
Why did the dead zone in the Black Sea recover?
They economy around it crashed and the fertilizers no longer were used.
What are the three types of rocks and how are they formed?
Metamorphic (High temp/ pressure), sedimentary (pressed together from extreme pressure), igneous (lava cooling and solidifying)
Name the 6 steps to the scientific method in order.
Observation/question, research topic area, hypothesis, test, analyze data, report conclusions.
Name all 5 types of volcanoes.
fissure vent, cinder cone, composite, shield, lava dome
Randy has 134 dogs. Molly has 53 dogs. What percent of dogs does Molly have? (Round up to the nearest whole number) NO CALCULATORS!!!!!!!!!!
40%