vocab
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| insolation | amount of the sun's energy that reaches Earth
🗑
|
||||
| atmosphere | air surrounding the Earth
🗑
|
||||
| troposphere | layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth; most important to us because all our weather occurs here; weather changes above this layer do not affect us
🗑
|
||||
| stratosphere | layer of atmosphere above the troposphere
🗑
|
||||
| air pressure | force put on an area by the air above it
🗑
|
||||
| weather | conditions of the atmosphere [temperature and precipitation]
🗑
|
||||
| barometer | instrument used to measure air pressure
🗑
|
||||
| thermometer | instrument used to measure temperature
🗑
|
||||
| Northern Hemisphere+ tilted toward sun+ concentrated rays of sunlight | summer
🗑
|
||||
| Northern Hemisphere+ tilted away from sun+ spread-out rays of sunlight | winter
🗑
|
||||
| what surface gets hotter than smooth surfaces because the light bounces around causing more energy to be absorbed | rough surfaces
🗑
|
||||
| dark colors | absorbs
🗑
|
||||
| light colors | reflects
🗑
|
||||
| soil | absorbs
🗑
|
||||
| water | reflects
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
ocean10
Popular Science sets