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Eric Study Stacks 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Water Cycle | How Earth's water is renewed |
| Chemical Energy | A form of stored or potential energy |
| Light | A visible form of energy |
| Heat | A direct form of energy that comes from the movement of molecules |
| Meter | Scientific term of length or distance |
| Anemometer | A device that meteorologists use to determine wind speed |
| Hydrosphere | Part of Earth covered by water |
| Photosynthesis | Process by which green plants, use sunlight to make oxygen and sugar |
| Respiration | Process in which plants release energy that was produced by photosynthesis |
| Vertebrate | An animal with a backbone |
| Refraction | Process of bending a wave |
| Equinox | Times of the year when both hemispheres receive equal amounts of sunlight |
| Global Warming | Heating of our atmosphere |
| Climate | Long term pattern of weather |
| Jet Stream | Narrow belts of high speed winds |
| Erosion | Process of moving away rocks and soil |
| Celsius | Temperature scale that measures the freezing point of 0 |
| Magnetic Pole | Spinning Earth acts like a big magnet |
| New Moon | A phase of the moon when it is not visible |
| Scientific Method | Organized way to solve problems about nature |