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Energy
Atmosphere
Wind
100
What tool measures temperature?
Thermometer
100
The autumnal equinox falls on this date
September 21
100
There are ______ types of heat transfer
3
100
Layers of gases surrounding earth is called the
atmosphere
100
Wind blows from _____ to _____
High Pressure to Low Pressure
200
What tool measures air pressure?
A barometer
200
The Winter Solstice falls on this day
December 21
200
Conduction is heat transfer by _______
contact
200
Weather takes place in the
troposhere
200
________ measures points of equal pressure
Isobars
300
Air pressure is measured in what unit?
Milibars
300
The Summer Solstice falls on this day
June 21
300
Convection is heat transfer through
fluids
300
The ________ is the "exit" layer to outer space
exopshere
300
The density formula is
Mass/Volume
400
In America, we measure temperature in what unit?
Fahrenheit
400
The Spring Equinox falls on
March 21st
400
Radiation is heat transfer through
waves
400
The ________ is relatively unknown but we do know it is almost impossible to breathe there
Mesosphere
400
The H and L on a weather map stands for:
High and Low Pressure areas
500
A _________ is a quick way for meteorologists to tell us the forecast
Weather station model
500
Sunrise: 8:39 Sunset: 5: 11 How many hours and minutes of sunlight are there?
8 hours 32 minutes
500
Burning your finger on a stove would be an example of
Conduction
500
Air has _____ and takes up ______
Mass/Space
500
Calculate the Density: Volume = 360 Mass= 90 This object will ___ in water
0.25 / float