Earth science mid-term review

a usually brief, heavy storm that brings rain, strong winds, lightning, and thunder

A statement that consistently and correctly explains a natural phenomenon is

Measures relative humidity using two thermometers (wet & dry)

the process in which water vapor changes into a liquid

Energy in Earth systems can be internal sources through convection, conduction and external by:

Which of the following layers is closest to the ground?

Which of the following is not a measure of length:

The word science means to ________________.

What is the boiling temperature of water on the Fahrenheit scale?

Wind belt USA is mainly part of is the :

Layer of atmosphere above the troposphere?

process by which the atmosphere blocks or retains Earth’s heat from escaping to space is called

The part the experimenter changes when testing his hypothesis is the ______.

In ___________, one studies the weather and the forces and processes that cause it.

Are the measurements and events observed and recorded by scientist:

18. A balance is used to measure ____________.

___________ is a measure of how much space an object occupies

A Scientific test designed to give data under carefully controlled conditions:

scientific guess on how to solve a problem

The Earth scientist most likely to study storms is a(n)

________ involves the study of the stars.

area of no wind or calm wind near the equator

Layer(or region) of the atmosphere that blocks much of the Ultra-violet light

Most abundant gas in the atmosphere

scientist that would study a fossil found in sandstone in New Jersey

Almost all the water and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is in the lowest layer called the

storm that starts over tropical seas with strong winds spiraling intensely -low-pressure center

A vertical looping of airflow of hot air rising and cool air taking its place is known as:

The Earth scientist most likely to study volcanoes:

Which of the following processes is not involve in the water cycle:

the process by which fast-moving molecules escape from a liquid to form water vapor

a destructive, rotating column of air high wind speeds is visible as a funnel-shaped cloud

______ is the branch of Earth Science that studies the fresh waters of Earth:

The room number you are in presently is -

Which of the following layers of atmosphere (going out) is going to edge of what we call space:

Most common type of solid precipitation

Type of condensation nucleus that helps make a cloud

Layers of atmosphere in order from surface upward:

Who studies the lithosphere/geosphere of the Earth

The study of solid Earth is called:

the process by which a solid changes directly into a gas

Wind with a speed of less than 50 km/hr is called:

What would most people wear if it was 48⁰C outside?

a line of thunderstorms that forms as a cold air mass meets a warm air mass

the falling to earth of any form of water

Sweat evaporating from your skin

Names of the two main jet streams

________ is measured with a thermometer.

When scientists ask questions on how nature operates & try to answer questions by test

How long ago were the 1^st scientific observation about the Earth made?

Earth is a planet 3rd from the sun, in a system of 9 planets, in a galaxy called the Milky Way

The study of the origin of the solar system and the universe in general is:

The 4th step in the scientific method is