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Science
Science Exam Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| objects that are visible in the sky with the naked eye | celestial objects |
| contains the sun, the planets, moon, and small objects that orbit the sun | solar system |
| is round and orbits the sun | planet |
| is a giant ball of hot gas, maily made up of hyrogen and helium | star |
| celestial body that orbits planet | satellite |
| earth satellite | moon |
| a rocky objects that revolves around the sun | asteroid |
| a bright streak of light that passe's through Earth's atmosphere | meteor |
| a ball of ice, dust, and gases that travel through space and orbits the sun | comet |
| stars that appear in a group | constellation |
| the spinning of the Earth on it's axis | rotation |
| the movement of one object around another | revolution |
| a force that acts to pull pairs of objects together | gravity |
| the tendancy of an object to stay at rest or to remain in motion unless an outside force causes a change | inertia |
| describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a given location for a short period of time | weather |
| the sun's energy moving water through the earth's systems | water cycle |
| the amount of water vapor in the air | humidity |
| huge body of air in the lower atmosphere that has simular temperature, humidity, and air pressure at any given height | air mass |
| scientist who study , observes and record information about the weather and who use that information to forcast the weather | meteorologists |
| are boundaries between air masses | fronts |
| is a violent disturbance in the atmosphere -storms involve sudden changes in air pressure which came rapid air movements | storm |
| tropical cyclone with winds of 119 mph or higher. Form: over warm moist air and gathers energy from ocean waters | hurricane |
| are rapid whirling, funnel-shaped cloud that reaches down from a thunderstorm to touch Earth's surface. Form: needs warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool dry air from Mexico | Tornado |
| the averages weather conditions in an area over many years | climate |
| carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases in the atmosphere that absorb infrated radiations from earth's surface | greenhouse gases |
| an increase in the Earth's temperature | global warming |
| the process by which gases in the atmosphere absorb heat and keeps the earth warm | greenhouse effect |
| Name the four Inner Planets | mercury, venus, earth and mars |
| Name the four Outer Planets | saturn, jupitar, uranus and neptune |
| What are two celestial objects, other than the sun and the planets, that are found in our solar system? | star, moon |
| The Earth's rotation causes the lengh of one day to be about how many hours? | 24 hours |
| What happens as the Earth revolves around the sun? | the sun's apparent altitude changes |
| During the winter, how does the sun's altitude appear compared to its altitude in the summer? | the sun's altitude appears lower |
| What causes weather? | uneven heating of the earth's surface |
| What are the three parts of the water cycle? | precipitacion, evaporation, condensation |
| What are the four types of fronts? | cold front, warm front, stationary front, occluded front |
| What are the two factors that classify climates? | temperature and precipitation |
| What happens to most of the sun's energy that reaches Earth? | it's absorbed by the earth's surface |
| What causes the amount of sunlight reaching a location at different times of the year? | depends on the earth's tilt |
| what are three types of precipitation? | rain, sleet, snow |
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