Environment
Natural Resources
Water
Climate Change
Weather
100
This is the study of life systems
What is biology
100
Name the fossil fuel that is in the form of a rock
What is coal
100
This is a seasonal wind, found especially in Asia that reverses direction between summer and winter and often brings heavy rains.
What is a monsoon
100
This refers to an average increase in the Earth's temperature, which in turn causes changes in climate.
What is global warming
100
This system is a whirling mass of cool, dry air that generally brings fair wether and light winds.
What is a high pressure system
200
This is the study of rocks
What is geology
200
The bulk of our food production depends on this natural resource
What is arable land
200
Water is composed of oxygen and this element
What is hydrogen
200
The Earth has warmed by about how much over the past 100 years.
What is 1ºF.
200
This is the temperature at which water starts to condense out of a particular air mass
What is dew point
300
This is the study of weather
What is meteorology
300
Rocks from which minerals or metals can be extracted profitably are called this.
What are ores
300
Pure water has a pH level around this number
What is 7
300
This is the rise in temperature that the Earth experiences because certain gases in the atmosphere like water vapor, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane trap energy from the sun.
What is the greenhouse effect
300
The amount of water vapor in the air
What is humidity
400
This is the study of plants
What is botany
400
Apart from energy, petroleum is a key raw material for the production of this.
What are plastics
400
This process uses water to drive water turbines connected to generators, creating electricity.
What is hydropower
400
This is a climate pattern where the water in the Pacific Ocean near the equator gets hotter than usual and affects the atmosphere and weather around the world.
What is El Niño.
400
The boundary between two different air masses resulting in stormy weather
What is a front
500
This is the study of microorganisms
What is microbiology
500
This natural resource is critical for ecological integrity and a source of many commodities.
What are forests
500
This is the amount of water needed for your car to float away.
What is 2 feet.
500
This is a natural gas that is found in two different layers of the atmosphere.
What is ozone
500
This is an electronic instrument which determines the direction and distance of objects that reflect radio energy back to the radar site.
What is radar