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| The Earth moves in two ways; the Earth rotates, and the Earth revolves. Which means spins (like a top) | Rotate |
| The Earth _____on its axis | Rotates |
| The Earth _____revolves around the sun | revolves |
| The earth completes one rotation every | 24 hours |
| T or F: The people on the side of the Earth's facing the sun could NOT be at work or school | False - It is day time when this happens so most likely they would be at work and school |
| What causes day and night | The rotation of the Earth |
| The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours and _____around the sun every 365 | days |
| The path the Earth takes around the sun is called the Earth | Orbit |
| It takes the Earth ______ to orbit the sun | one year (365 days) |
| Does the Earth travel in a circle around the sun? | No, in an ellipse (oval) |
| Our atmosphere consists of | 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, and 1% other gases |
| The layers of the atmosphere, from closes to furest away are | Troposphere, stratosphere, mesospher, thermosphere |
| Which layer of the atmosphere do plane fly in | Statosphere |
| Which atmosphere layer do you find the ozone Layer | Mesosphere |
| The space shuttle orbiits in this layer of the atmosphere | Thermosphere |
| Shows useful information about descriptive air measurements, observations,and boundaries between air masses | Weather Map |
| The measures the average amount of "energy of motion" of the molecules in the air. | Air tempreture |
| A force resulting from the weight of air pushing down on an area. It is the density of the atmosphere | Air Pressure |
| Air Pressure and _____are reponsible for the occurrence of a hurricane. | Wind Speed |
| A massive "section" of air that takes on the characteristices of the land or water underneath it. | Air Mass |
| When two air masses meet | Front |
| The measure of the amount of water vapor in the air | Humidity |
| Tool measure wind speed | Anemometer |
| Tool measure Humidity | Hygrometer |
| Tool measure Air Pressure | barometer |
| Tool measure Wind Direction | wind vane |
| When the Earth heating is uneven | Convection current |
| When the couds water droplets get so full theat it becomes to heavy and falls to the ground | Dew point |
| 3 types of clouds | Cumulus cloud, stratus cloud, cirrus, cloud |
| Infraed radiaiton is visible and is felt as heat | False |
| The Greenhouse effect is the natural covering of gases that keep the earth at a comfortable temperature for living things | True |
| Global warming is the same as the Greenhouse effect | False |
| Global warming is the same as Climate change | True |
| Ozone, a form of nitrogen, helps shield us from the infrared radiation | True |
