Science - Chapter 7
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- What is another word for rain, sleet, hail, or snow?
- Precipitation
- What is the air around the Earth called?
- Atmosphere
- What do we call water vapor that is cooled?
- Condensation
- What can the words "cold and foggy" describe?
- Weather
- What is created when the atmosphere presses down on you?
- Air Pressure
- What do we call the never-ending path that provides water for plants and animals?
- Water Cycle
- What tool measures air pressure?
- Barometer
- What do we call it when a liquid changes into a gas?
- Evaporation
- What is high when it is hot outside?
- Temperature
- What tool do you use to measure how hot or cold something is?
- Thermometer
- Why do your ears pop when you are flying in a plane?
- As the plane rises, the air pressure changes.
- In what layer of the atmosphere do we fly kites?
- We fly kites in the tropesphere
- What type of weather would you expect if the skies are clear and the barometer is rising?
- I would expect clear and sunny weather.
- How would you compare the temperature at the Equator to the North Pole?
- The temperature at the North Pole is lower than at the Equator.
- In the water cycle, how does rising water vapor turn back to liquid?
- The water vapor cools and condenses.
- One day the low temperature was 26 degrees, and the high temperature was 48 degrees. How much did the temperature rise?
- 22 degrees fahrenheit
- To measure the jet stream, which layers of the atmosphere must a weather balloon travel through to reach its destination?
- The weather balloon needs to pass through the tropesphere to go into the stratosphere.
- What type of precipitation will fall when the air temperature is 32 degrees Fahrenheit?
- Snow and sleet will fall.
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