Lesson 1-3

Question 1

Storm

Answer 1

extreme and/or unusual weather

Question 2

Meteorologist

Answer 2

study earth’s atmosphere

Question 3

El Nino

Answer 3

when winds over the equator stop blowing

Question 4

what do scientists use satellites for?

Answer 4

to take pictures of the earth

Question 5

Geologists

Answer 5

study the history and structure of the earth

Question 6

Seismologists

Answer 6

study earthquakes

Question 7

Volcanologists

Answer 7

study volcanoes and earth’s internal heat

Question 8

Where is Tornado Alley?

Answer 8

in North America

Question 9

Where is the Ring of Fire?

Answer 9

in Pacific Ocean

Question 10

Vortex

Answer 10

movement of liquids and gases in a spiral around a central axis

Question 11

Climate

Answer 11

weather conditions in a place over a LONG period of time

Question 12

Weather

Answer 12

state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place

Question 13

3 causes of storms

Answer 13

1) heat of sun, 2) water in the air, 3) spin of the earth

Question 14

Solar Energy

Answer 14

Energy from the sun

Question 15

Radiation

Answer 15

energy from the sun that makes its way through space to the planet Earth

Question 16

What happens to the sun’s energy that is not absorbed by land and oceans?

Answer 16

Reflected back into space and absorbed by atmosphere

Question 17

What creates wind, rain and other types of weather?

Answer 17

interaction of the sun’s energy with Air, Soil and water

Question 18

What is responsible for the change in seasons?

Answer 18

tilt of the earth’s axis

Question 19

How much of the sun’s energy is absorbed by land and oceans?

Answer 19

50%

Question 20

Atmosphere

Answer 20

keeps most of the earth’s surfaces warm enough for life to exist

Question 21

Nitrogen

Answer 21

makes up most of the earth’s atmosphere

Question 22

Troposhere

Answer 22

layer of the atmosphere where weather takes place

Question 23

Carbon Dixoide

Answer 23

“greenhouse gas” that absorbs the suns energy and keeps the planet warm

Question 24

Stratosphere

Answer 24

Layer of the atmosphere where the ozone is located

Question 25

what layer traps UV radiation?

Answer 25

Ozone

Question 26

Equinox

Answer 26

The 2 days where night and day are almost equal in length