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MISD Weather/Earth

Weather Instruments and Earth Science

QuestionAnswer
Measures air pressure Barometer
Always the opposite side where the sun is Shadow
Measures rain or snow Rain gauge
What kind of resources are constantly being replaced? Renewable Resource
Measures temperature Thermometer
The day to day state of the atmosphere Weather
Measures wind speed Anemometer
What time of day is the shortest shadow Noon or 12:00 PM
How much precipitation was received and measured Accumulation
The symbol on a weather map that looks like a blue triangle Cold front
The average weather conditions documented over 30 years Climate
Water is heated by sun and turns to gas Evaporation
How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the Sun 365 and 1/4 Days/ 1 year
Made of rock and has no life or atmosphere Moon
What could cause a landslide? Heavy rainfall and gravity pulling it down
What is the apparent movement across the sky representing? Day and night
Has craters , mountains and plains Moon and Earth
Gravitational pull of the moon and the Sun Tides
Where does most evaporation take place? Over the ocean because that's where the most water is
When reading a map what direction is the jet stream? The jet stream moves from west to east
To go around another object Revolve or revolution
Gives off energy that affects Earth's climate sun
What is the reason the Sun appears to rise and set in the sky? The Earth's rotation
Can dissolve some rocks and minerals and slowly carve out canyons Water
Gives off energy that effects plant growth Sun
This carries sand and can wear away rock. Wind
The process of breaking down rock into soil or sand Weathering
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