Convection Currents and Wind
WeatherMaps
Oceans and Weather
Science Vocabulary and Sports
General Science Trivia
100
Because of Earth's tilt on its axis the ____________________ receives the most amount of direct sunlight.
Equator
100
This symbold represents a ______________ front.
Warm
100
Warm ocean water is located at the _______________ while cooler ocean water is located near the __________.
Equator...Poles
100
University of Miami are known as the ________________.
Hurricans
100
What is the boiling point for water?
212 degrees Fahrenheit
200
Warm less dense air ______________ while cool more dense air ___________.
Rises....Sinks
200
This symbol represents a ________________ front.
Cold
200
Cooler air from the ocean is met by warm air from the land (during the day) is a ______________ breeze, but warmer air from the ocean is met by cooler air from the land (at night) is a ____________ breeze.
Sea....Land
200
The University of Alabama is known as the Crimson ___________.
Tide
200
What is the largest know land animal?
Elephant
300
Warm air from the poles rises and travels to the poles where it will be cooled. The cooler air will sink and move back to the equator will it will eventually be warmed again. This continutal "rising" and "sinking" of air flow is called a what kind of current?
Convection Current.
300
This symbol represents a _________________ pressure system that will bring _____________ _________ weather.
High....Clear Skies/Fine
300
When thunderstroms become organined with rotating system with very high winds they can develop into ___________ ________ or ____________
Tropical Stroms...Hurrincanes
300
NBA team from Pheonix are known as the _________________.
Suns
300
True or False sound travels faster in air than water?
False
400
Low pressure system brings _____________ weather.
Bad (Thunderstorms, Rain)
400
This symbol represents a _____________ front that will bring ________________ weather.
Stationary....Rainy
400
Hurricans usually form near the ____________ because they need ___________ water to develop.
Equator...Warm
400
Which Texas Baseball Team gets their name for pilots that fly to space?
Houston Astros
400
This planet spins the fastest, completing one whole rotation in just 10 hours. Which planet is it?
Jupiter
500
The movement of high and low pressures systems trying to create an equalibrium, creates_________.
Wind
500
This symbol represents an ___________ front that pushed _________________ air down and ____________ up.
Occluded....cold....warm.
500
(El) _________ and (La) __________ occur when changing wind patterns displace warm and cold water in the equatorial Pacific.
Nino...Nina
500
NBA team from Oklahoma City is known as the ________________.
Thunder
500
Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?
Ear (middle)