Week 2 Science words Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the Atmosphere? | the air that surrounds the Earth. |
What is Air Pressure? | the forse put on a given area by the weight of air above it. |
How can fog be dense? | Really thick, and hard to see. Can be dangerous to drive. |
What does dense mean? | to crowd together, hard to penetrate. Usually thought of as THICK instead of hollow. |
What does Humidity mean? | the amout of water vapor or moisture in the air. Typically making it feel warmer. |
Why does your hair get frizzy? | Because its HUMID! |
What is wind? | Moving air , eseciallty a natural movment of air parallel to or along the ground. |
What are the different types of winds? | Trade- warm winds near to equator Local- moving in a smaller area's Global-moving around the earth. Easier to predict. |
Whats a drianage basin? | a system of rivers and streams that drians in an area like the Colorado Plateau or Falls Lake. |
What happens when you climb higher up a mountain? | It gets colder because of elevation. There are no tree's to block the wind. And its less dense air. |
What is the definition of Elevation? | a vertical distance , or heigh above sea level. |
Flood Plain? | land that is likley to be underwater during a flood. Typically flat on the edge of a body of water. |
What is deforestation? | Removing trees from a forest through by clear cutting. |
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