Science Test 2 Flashcards

1
Q

A change in weather patterns over many years

A

climate change

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2
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large sheet of very thick ice that moves downhill slowly

A

glacier

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3
Q

Biblical or Different?
God created a perfect wold

A

Biblical

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4
Q

Biblical or Different?
The sin of the people caused God to send the Flood

A

Biblical

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5
Q

Biblical or Different?
the earth is 4.5 billion years old

A

Different

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6
Q

Biblical or Different?
The Flood covered the whole earth

A

Biblical

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7
Q

Biblical or Different?
The earth has had several long ice ages

A

Different

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8
Q

Biblical or Different?
After the Flood ended, the earth’s climate changed

A

Biblical

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9
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Biblical or Different?
The Ice Age was a time after the Flood when large parts of the earth were covered in ice.

A

Biblical

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10
Q

Name 3 possible causes of climate change.

A

pollution, wildfires, sun

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11
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What should we do about climate change?

A

We should be responsible with the resources God has given us and take care of the earth.

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12
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Why will the Earth not become too warm for people to live.

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Genesis 8:22 says that God promises that planting, harvesting, cold, heat, summer, winter, day and night will never stop.

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13
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The condition of the air at a certain time and place

A

weather

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14
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to make a careful guess at what may happen

A

predict

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15
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a scientist who studies weather

A

meterorologist

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16
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a prediction of coming weather

A

forecast

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17
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a cycle that moves water from the earth tot he sky and back to the earth again

A

water cycle

18
Q

when water vapor condenses

19
Q

What is the job of the atmosphere?

A

it protects the earth like a blanket and keeps the earth from being too hot or too cold

20
Q

T/F
The sun heats the air and causes the air to move.

21
Q

T/F
The atmosphere is moving air

A

False - the wind is moving aiar

22
Q

A tool used to measure the amount of rain that falls

A

a rain gauge

23
Q

a tool used to measure temperature is

A

thermometer

24
Q

a tool used to measure wind speed is

A

anemometer

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a tool used to measure the direction the wind is blowing
weathervane
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job of weather satellite
reports wind speeds in the atmosphere and take pictures of the earth's surface
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liquid water that falls from the sky to the gound is?
rain
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water frozen into tiny crystals that stick together and fall from the sky is?
snow
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water frozen into tiny pellets that fall from the sky is?
sleet
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water frozen into large pellets that fall from the sky, ususally in warm weather is?/
hail
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clouds that are wide with thin layers
stratus
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clouds that are fluffy and cotton-like
cumulus
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clouds that from close to the ground
fog
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clouds that are high, thin, and wispy
cirrus
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a long period of time with very little precipitation
drought
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water that flows over onto land that is usually dry
flood
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sever weather that usually occurs in warm weather and has lightning, thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds
thunderstorm
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a funnel-shaped cloud of swirling winds that reaches the ground
tornado
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a storm of strong, swirling winds and heavy rain that forms over warm ocean waters
hurricane
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a snowstorm with strong winds
blizzard
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what kind of severe weather happens most often?
thunderstoms