Investigating Forces
A force that pulls objects towards Earth's surface is called?
Gravity
The Nile River is located on which continent?
A destructive, rotating column of air that has very high wind speeds, is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud, and touches the ground is called?
A tornado
How was Pompeii destroyed?
Volcano
The land bridge that connected Asia and North America is called...
Beringia
What makes magnets repel each other?
They have the same poles
What were the letters of the Viking alphabet called?
Runes
What are the two items that climate and weather both focus on when determining forecast?
Temperature and Precipitation
What did the Romans watch at Circus Maximus?
Chariot Races
The population of Native Americans decreased rapidly because Europeans brought...
Germs and Disease
Who builds machines or parts to create or improve ways to make work easier?
An Engineer
Another name for a Viking is....
The Norse
In weather, the amount of water vapor in the air is called?
Humidity
I came, I saw, I conquered
What does the word Pueblo mean?
Village
What happens to objects that experience a pull force?
They move closer to each other
Daily Double!
When a dam is built, what is the result?
Which climate types is a result of little precipitation?
A desert and a tundra
What mountain range did Hannibal cross with elephants in tow?
The Alps
What were Haudenosaunee Three Sisters?
Corn, Squash, and beans
What is a collection of forces that result in a change in the objects motion called?
Unbalanced Forces
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or Mark Twain, wrote about which people?
Mississippi River Pilots
Name at least 2 tools used to measure weather and climate.
(Any 2) A wind vane, weather balloon, radiosonde, thermometer, anemometer, or barometer.
What year did the Roman Empire finally fall?
476 CE
Name 3 of the Tribes in the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.