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Earth Systems
Water Cycle
Wind
Temperature
Mixed Bag
100
This is how long it takes the earth to rotate once on its axis.
What is one day/24 hours?
100
These are the four types of precipitation.
What are rain, snow, sleet, and hail?
100
This is the cause of wind.
What is warm air rising and cool air moving in?
100
We measure temperature using these units (two answers required).
What is degrees Fahrenheit and degrees Celsius?
100
A city has a temperature of 75 degrees F, with partly cloudy skies. Weather forecasters are predicting that the air pressure and temperature will drop during the day. This is the type of weather that is MOST likely for this area in the late afternoon. (Rainy, sunny, snowing, or hailing?)
What is rainy weather?
200
This is how long it takes the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.
What is one year/365 days?
200
This is the state of matter that water is in when it has evaporated.
What is a gas?
200
This tool is used to measure the speed of wind.
What is an anemometer?
200
Look at the thermometer on the promethean board. What is the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit?
What is ____?
200
The length of daylight changes as the seasons change during the year. This is the cause of the length in daylight.
What is the earth's tilt on its axis
300
When Colorado is receiving indirect sunlight, it is most likely experiencing which season?
What is winter?
300
This is what it takes to form a cloud.
What is condensed drops of water vapor?
300
This device captures wind energy and supplies power.
What is a wind turbine?
300
This is the name of the tool that is used to measure temperature.
What is a thermometer?
300
This is the location on earth that receives the most direct sunlight, no matter what time of year. (Deserts, South Pole, Equator, or Western Hemisphere)
What is the equator?
400
If the southern hemisphere is receiving indirect light, that means the northern hemisphere is receiving what kind of light?
What is direct light?
400
This is the state of matter water is in when it is hail.
What is a solid?
400
This is the direction that the air currents (wind) will move if the air over the sea is cool and the air over the land is warm. (Either from sea to land, or land to sea).
What is from sea to land, because warm air rises and cool air swoops in to replace it?
400
Name two reasons why one location might have a cooler temperature than another location even though they have similar latitudes?
What is elevation/altitude or nearness to a large body of water?
400
These types of clouds can be found at high altitudes and are usually made up of tiny ice crystals.
What are cirrus clouds?
500
This is what causes the seasons.
What is the earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun?
500
This energy source drives the water cycle and all other weather events.
What is the sun?
500
We have sea and land breezes for this reason. (Sea heats more slowly than land OR land heats more slowly than sea)
What is sea heats more slowly than land?
500
What is the difference between the high (39F) and low (25F) temperatures today?
What is 14 degrees?
500
This is the word that means the distance of a location above sea level.
What is elevation?