Gagoogoa Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of trees and plants in a tropical rainforest?
They grow close to the ground.
Write down the two examples of sedimentary rocks.
Two examples of sedimentary rocks are sandstone and limestone.
Tissues are made from ______________.
eucalyptus
Limestone is formed from ____________.
Dead sea creatures
Plants which do not shed their leaves over the same period of time are called _______________ vegetation.
evergreen
A few plants growing far apart is called ________________ vegetation
sparse
A very tall, giant tree growing above the canopy is called ______________________,
emergent
Mainly of grasses, ferns, small flowering plants, mosses and fungi are found in _______________ layer.
undergrowth
_________________________________ can destroy other trees, plants and even seeds, when we fell down trees.
Bulldozer
______________________ of the world’s land is covered in forest.
One third
The climate of the rainforest is _________________________-.
hot and wet
Most wood from Indonesia is made into ______________________.
plywood
Is there rainforests in Asia?
Yes
A few plants growing far apart is called_____________.
sparse
Many plants growing close to one another is called ______________.
dense
Write down the names of 3 types of animals which have become extinct.
Dodo birds, Bali tiger and Golden Toad.
This type of vegetation consists only one variety of trees growing in an area.
Temperate coniferous forest
A thick, continuous leaf cover formed by the branches and leaves of trees growing very close together is called ______________.
canopy
Two examples of trees that commonly found in temperate deciduous forest are_______________.
oak and beech
We can find baobab trees in this type of natural vegetation.
Tropical grassland
Some of desert plants have __________ instead of leaves.
thorns
How does it work?
When the air moves, the cups turn around and data is collected to produce a rating of wind speed.
Cold desert vegetation is called __________ vegetation.
Tundra
What is the weather instrument that measures wind speed?
Anemometer
The acid rain contains ____________ which can damage forests, lakes, rivers and buildings.
chemicals
Name the weather instrument that tells us the wind direction.
A wind vane.
What is the symbol C for different wind strengths?
Calm
What is the name of a modern type of windmill? Write what it has and is used for?
An aerogenerator, It has blades and used for generating electricity.
What situation shows the symbol W for different wind strengths?
large branches sway from side to side.
Brick and ____________ take a long time to warm up from the sun but they lose their heat slowly during the night.
concrete
What instrument measures atmospheric pressure?
Barometer
What does a hygrometer measure?
Humidity
Which instrument is used to measure rainfall?
Rain gauge
Which side of the mountain usually gets deserts and why?
leeward, because of sinking, dry air
As air moves down the leeward side of a mountain it gets___________________.
warmer
Describe the air on the leeward side of a mountain.
dry
Describe the air on the windward side of a mountain.
moist
Hailstones begin as _____________________.
raindrops
What causes precipitation?
The weight of the clouds.
Every snowflake crystal has __________ points or sides.
6
The line on the mountain slopes above which snow never melts is called the _____________.
snowline
Snowflake forms from ______________.
water vapour
____________ is sometimes called mackerel sky.
Cirrocumulus
The air on the windward side of a mountain is moist because it is close to________________.
an ocean
Which of the following is the best example of precipitation?
Rain
There are three main types of clouds, they are
cirrus, cumulus and stratus
Cirrus clouds are made up of ___________.
ice crystals
____________ clouds means a lock of curly hair.
cirrus
The soft snow falling along with normal rain is called _________________.
sleet
Which types of clouds may cover all levels?
Cumulonimbus
What is the Latin word meaning rain cloud?
Nimbus
______________ resemble cauliflowers and their sunlit parts shining brilliantly white.
Cumulus
Which clouds often extend across the whole sky ina grey layer?
Stratus
_____________ clouds are sometimes called mackerel sky.
Cirrocumulus
Weathermen study clouds for their shape, height, colour and also for their ______________.
movement
Who needs to study clouds from the list?
Pilot
Who invented the simple kind of thermometer?
Galileo
What are the names of the two temperature scales in common use?
Celsius and Fahrenheit
What is inside the glass tube of a modern thermometer?
Coloured spirit usually red or silvery liquid metal called mercury
When the mercury or spirit in the thermometer is warmed it ________________.
Expands
When the mercury or spirit in the thermometer is cooled it _______________.
Contracts
On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is _____________.
32°F
On the Celsius scale, the boiling point of water is ____________.
100°C
Ozone is concentrated in the ___________.
stratosphere
Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
Mesosphere
The temperature of a place is affected by _______________ main factors.
3
In Celsius scale, the temperature below freezing have to be given _________ sign.
minus
Which layer of atmosphere is hottest?
Thermosphere
There are __________ main scales to measure the temperature.
3
The atmospheric layer between the troposphere and the mesosphere is _________________.
Stratosphere
The weather and clouds occur in the _________________ layer.
Troposphere
What is the outermost layer of the Earth’s atmosphere, where particles can escape into space?
Exosphere
Which material is commonly used to make Stevenson Screens for outdoor thermometers?
Wood
In what field of study is the Stevenson Screen commonly used?
Meteorology
___________ refers to the height of a place which is measured from the sea-level.
