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GOAL EARTH’S WATERS
•What specifically will you do
to understand the material
for the first assessment?
•What grade do you want to
get on the first assessment?
Question #1
In what form is
most of Earth’s
fresh water
found?
Answer: Ice
Question #2
The surface of Earth is mostly
covered by
A. Solid rock
B. Ice
C. Molten rock
D. Water
Answer: D. Water
Question #3
The cross section below shows sedimentary
bedrock along the shore of a lake.
Which part of the
cross section
belongs to Earth’s
hydrosphere?
Answer: The lake
Question #4
The diagram shows a dam and an electric power plant built next to a
river. The power plant uses the water from the dam to generate
electricity.
What type of power is produced by this type of power plant?
hydroelectric
What is one negative impact of this power plant on the
environment?
It can destroy wildlife habitats.
Question #5
The diagram below shows water in a graduated
cylinder.
A student states that the graduated cylinder
contains 150 mL of water. This statement is
a. a prediction
b. an observation
c. a theory
d. a hypothesis
Question #6
The diagram below shows wind turbines that
are used to produce electricity.
Describe one advantage (other than cost) of
using wind turbines rather than burning
fossil fuels to produce electricity.
Wind power is clean. It does not create pollution.
Question #7
The diagram below shows wind turbines that are
used to produce electricity.
Describe one disadvantage (other than
cost) of using wind turbines rather than
burning fossil fuels to produce electricity.
Wind turbines do not produce enough power to fulfill the
energy needs of a country.
Question #8
What is a disadvantage of using
moving water to produce
electricity?
a. Power is produced inexpensively.
b. Oil spills may occur.
c. The local ecosystem may be disrupted.
d. Air pollution is produced.
Question # 9
What atoms makes up a water molecule?
2 hydrogen
atoms + 1 oxygen
Question # 10
Which of the following represents
water molecules in a solid state?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Question #11
Figure A shows a beaker
containing water, sand, and
salt. The salt is totally
dissolved in the water.
Identify the soluble
material, insoluble material,
and solvent in the beaker.
Salt
Soluble ________________
Insoluble _______________
Sand
Solvent _______________
Water
Question #12
Which graph best represents the relative
distance between the particles of most
substances in their solid, liquid, and gas
states?
Question #13
If the mass of an object is
greater than its volume, will
the object sink or float?
Answer: Sink
• What specifically will you do to
understand the material for the
next assessment?
• What grade do you want to get
on the next assessment?
Question #14
Name the process in
which liquid water
changes to water vapor.
Answer: Evaporation
Question #15
In the picture to the
right, why have water
droplets formed on the
outside of the glass?
a. The water vapor
outside of the glass
has condensed.
b. The water has
splashed out of the
glass.
c. The water is
evaporating.
d. The ice has melted.
Question #16
Water at 200 C in an uncovered pan is
evaporating very slowly. What could be
done to the water to make it evaporate
more quickly?
A.Cover it.
B.Heat it.
C.Place it in the dark.
D.Put salt in it.
Answer: B. Heat it.
Question #17
The diagram below shows a material being cycled
between the living and nonliving environments.
Which material is
being cycled?
A.Nitrogen
B.Oxygen
C.Water
D.Carbon dioxide
Answer: C. Water
The diagram shows anQuestion
activity
performed by a student in a
classroom.
#18
Which process is
occurring
at Pan A?
Evaporation
Which three
processes are
occurring at Pan B? Melting
Condensation
Precipitation
Question #19
Which process must occur for
clouds to form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
dissolving
precipitation
melting
condensation
Question #20
Condensation
Evaporation
Runoff
Precipitation
What process
is represented
by each letter
in the picture
to the left?
Question #21
Why will the level of the muddy water decrease
slightly if the model is left in a sunny location
for several days? The water will evaporate.
What water cycle process is represented
by the drops of clean water falling into the
Precipitation
glass?
Question #22
What proves that the ice in the glass has
a lower density than water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
There is condensation on the glass.
The ice is melting.
The ice is floating.
The water is evaporating.
Question #23
Answer: A
Which statement is best supported by the diagram above?
a. Drinking water can become polluted from sources that
we may not think about.
b. Chemicals applied by farmers lower the level of
pollution in drinking water.
c. Toxic waste is safe buried below the level of the
basements of nearby homes.
d. Human activities do not affect groundwater.
Question #24
The diagram below shows a tall beaker with four
different liquids and their densities.
If a ball that has a
density of 1.13 g/cm3 is
placed in the beaker,
where will the ball
come to rest?
a.
b.
c.
d.
On top of liquid A
Between liquids B and C
Between liquids C and D
On the bottom of the beaker
Question #25
Which sentence is NOT true about
water pollution?
a. Only farms and factories cause water
pollution.
b. Human activity is the cause of most
ocean pollution.
c. Weather can be a cause of water
pollution.
d. Oil spills cause water pollution.
Question #26
The thin layer of water that covers
most of Earth’s surface is called the
A. atmosphere
B. hemisphere
C. lithosphere
D. hydrosphere
Answer: D. hydrosphere
Question #27
Which graph correctly shows the effect of heat
energy on the motion of molecules of matter?
GOAL
INSIDE EARTH
•What specifically will you do
to understand the material
for the next assessment?
•What grade do you want to
get on the next assessment?
Question #28
Studies of earthquake waves have helped scientists
determine the
a. structure of Earth’s interior.
b. depth of the ocean.
c. cause of dinosaur extinction.
d. age of Earth.
Question #29
List the four main layers of
the earth from the outside
to the inside.
Answer: Crust, Mantle,
Outer Core, Inner Core
Question #30
What layer of the earth is
made up of the crust and
upper part of the mantle?
Answer: Lithosphere
Question #31
Which layer of Earth
is most dense?
Answer:
Inner core
Question #32
Convection currents,
which may be the
driving force for the
movement of
lithospheric plates, are
mostly found in Earth’s
a. crust
b. outer core
c. plastic mantle
d. inner core
Question #36
Many scientists believe that crustal plate
movement occurs because of convection cells
contained in Earth’s
a. crust
c. outer core
b. mantle
d. inner core
Question #37
How does the temperature of
Earth’s crust compare to the
temperature of Earth’s interior?
Answer: The interior of the Earth
is hotter than Earth’s crust. As
you travel from the crust to the
core, temperature increases.
Question #38
Which type of heat transfer is indicated by the arrows in the
beaker?
(1) conduction
(3) radiation
(2) convection
(4) condensation
Question #39
What type of heat transfer allows the
metal bar to heat the water in Cup B?
Answer: Conduction
GOAL
INSIDE EARTH
•What specifically will you do
to understand the material
for the next assessment?
•What grade do you want to
get on the next assessment?
Question #34
What is Pangaea?
Answer: The name of the
landmass in the theory
that all the continents
were joined at one time.
Question #33
What is the name of the
theory that suggests the
continents were at one
time connected but have
slowly moved over the
earth’s surface?
Answer: Continental Drift
Question #35
List the 3 evidences for
continental drift as
proposed by Wegener.
Answer: landforms, fossils, and climate
change
Question #40
What is the process by
which new material is
added to the ocean floor?
Answer: Sea-Floor Spreading
Question #41
Name two geologic features or events that might result from
the movement of crustal plates.
Possible Answers: earthquakes, rising magma, volcanoes,
faulting, mountains, trenches, plate movement, new land
forms from magma/lava, ocean ridge, tsunami, island
Question #42
Label the letters in the diagram.
A- Mid ocean ridge
B- Sea floor spreading
C- Deep ocean trench/Subduction Zone
Question #43
Why does the process at letter C
occur in the way shown?
Answer: The more dense oceanic crust sinks
beneath the less dense continental crust.
Question #44
What theory is used to explain how crustal plates
move?
(1) The theory of plate tectonics
(2) The theory of convection currents
(3) The theory of Pangaea
(4) The theory of continental drift
Question #45
Identify each type of boundary
represented by the arrows.
A.
B.
C.
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Question #46
Which evidence best supports the
idea that the landmasses on Earth
were once in these positions?
1. North America and India have
matching mountain chains.
2.Madagascar and India have
similar shapes
3.Matching rock layers can be
found in Africa and
South America.
4.Bedrock in Australia and
Greenland have glacier
scratches.
Question #47
How does the thickness of Earth’s oceanic crust
compare to the thickness of the continental
crust?
Answer: The oceanic crust is thinner
than the continental crust.
GOAL
INSIDE EARTH
•What specifically will you do
to understand the material
for the next assessment?
•What grade do you want to
get on the next assessment?
Question #48
What is caused by the
movement of rock beneath
Earth’s surface and causes
shaking and trembling?
Answer: An earthquake
Question #49
How many basic layers
make up the interior of
the Earth? What are they?
Answer: 3
(Crust, Mantle,
and Core)
Question #50
What do the arrows on either side of the fault in
the diagram represent?
Answer: the movement of tectonic plates
Question #51
Most of Earth’s major earthquakes are
caused by
a. seasonal heating and cooling of
Earth’s surface
b. weathering of rock at Earth’s
surface
c. earth’s gravitational attraction to
the Moon
d. faulting of rock in Earth’s crust
Question #52
What is the point beneath Earth’s
surface where the rock breaks under
stress and triggers an earthquake
called?
Answer: the focus
What is the point on
Earth’s surface
directly above the
break in the rock that
causes an earthquake
called?
Answer: the epicenter
Question #53
Name the three scales that are used to
measure earthquakes. Circle the scale that
is most often used to measure earthquakes.
Mercalli
scale
Richter
scale
Moment
Magnitude
Scale
Question #54
The darker shading on the map shows the most active
earthquake areas.
The most active earthquake areas are associated with
the boundaries of lithospheric plates. Explain what
Possible Answers: The plates collide; The
happens to the lithospheric plates at these boundaries
plates slide by each other; The plates
that causes an earthquake.
move; Faulting; The plates separate.
Question #55
The darker shading on the map shows the most active
earthquake areas.
Identify one
geologic event,
other than
an
Acceptable
Answers:
volcanoes,
volcanic
earthquake, subduction,
that may alsorifting,
occur in tsunamis,
the darker
eruptions,
areas on
the map. flooding,
mountain shaded
formation,
trenches,
and faulting.
Question #56
How many seismographs
in different locations
are needed to locate
the epicenter of an
earthquake?
three
five
ten
two
One
Question #57
What are the three types
of heat transfer?
Answer: Convection, Radiation,
Conduction
GOAL REFLECTION
INSIDE EARTH
•Go back to the goal you set at
the beginning of this unit. Did
you meet your goal?
•Did you follow your plan, or do
you need a better plan for your
next goal?
Today’s Bellringer
Answer the following questions on an index card,
not in your Bellringer Book. You do NOT need to
copy the questions, but please answer in
complete sentences.
1. What is the most interesting thing you
have learned or encountered in
completing your Science Fair Project?
2. What is the biggest challenge you have
faced in completing your Science Fair
Project?
Goal: Rocks, Minerals, &
Earth’s Changing Surface
What specifically will you do to
understand the material for the
next assessment?
What grade do you want to get on
the next assessment?
Question #58
List three of the five
properties of a mineral.
Formed by natural processes
Inorganic
Solid
Crystal structure
Definite chemical composition
Question #58 ½
What characteristics of
minerals do you think can be
tested to identify a mineral?
Color
Streak
Luster
Density
Hardness
Reaction to Acid
Cleavage
Fracture
Question #59
List three words that can
be used to describe the
luster of a mineral.
Metallic
Greasy/Oily
Pearly
Milky
Waxy
Shiny
Dull/Earthy
Match the following:
1. Perform a scratch
A. Color
C.
test ._____
B. Luster
2. Observe how a
mineral reflects
C. Hardness
B.
light. _____
3. Observe the
surface of the
mineral ._____
A.
Question #61
Which physical property is
used to identify a mineral
based on its resistance to
being scratched?
A. hardness
B. density
C. color
D. streak
Question #62
The diagram below shows a method for
determining a physical property of a
mineral. The results are shown for two
minerals, galena and calcite.
Which property of the galena and calcite
is indicated by the color of the powder
each leaves on the ceramic tile?
A. Reaction to a solvent
B. Hardness
C. Reaction to acid
D. Streak
Question #63
Which information would probably be most
helpful to someone trying to identify a
mineral sample?
A. location and mass of the sample
B. shape and texture of the sample
C. hardness and streak of the sample
D. color and size of the sample
The data table below shows two physical properties of the minerals
quartz and amphibole (hornblende).
Which physical property from the table can be used to
distinguish, or tell the difference between, quartz
from amphibole? What procedure can be used to test
this property?
To test the streak of a mineral, you
rub the mineral on a tile and observe
the color of the powder left behind.
Question #65
The diagram below shows a penny
scratching the surface of the
mineral calcite.
Which physical property of the
calcite is being tested?
A. Melting point
B. Hardness
C. Reaction to acid
D. Streak
True or False?
To identify a rock, you
can use all the same tests
that are used to identify
a mineral.
Answer: False
The grains in rocks give rocks their
texture. What are two
characteristics of grains that effect
the texture and help us to identify
rocks?
Answer: size and shape
All rocks are composed of
A. Fossils
B. Minerals
C. Cells
D. Metals
Answer: B. Minerals
Name the three types of rocks and
explain how each are formed.
Answer: Igneous-Magma or
lava hardening, Metamorphicheat and pressure,
Sedimentary-pressed and
cemented together.
Explain the difference
between weathering and
erosion.
Weathering is the breaking down
of materials on Earth’s surface
and erosion is the carrying away
of those materials.
List 3 forces that
cause
mechanical
weathering.
Freezing and Thawing
Plant Growth
Animal Actions
Release of Pressure
Abrasion
What is the difference
between mechanical
and chemical
weathering?
Mechanical weathering does not
change the rock’s makeup.
Chemical weathering changes
the composition of rocks.
Which statement best explains why this
process results in weathering?
A. Water expands as it
freezes.
B. Frozen water dissolves
most types of rocks.
C. Frozen water acts as a
solute.
D. The mass of water
increases when it freezes.
Which process is mostly responsible for
the breaking down of the rock cliff into
sand-sized sediment?
Answer:
weathering
The diagram below shows
tilted rock layers. The
dashed lines represent
missing parts of the
rock layers.
Which process is most likely
responsible for the removal of
the missing parts of the rock
layers?
Answer:
A.Erosion
A. Erosion
B.Earthquakes
C.Deposition
D.Faulting
Four identical sand castles are shown
below. Which sand castle will most
likely be eroded fastest by the wind?
What force of mechanical
weathering will cause a rock
traveling downstream to go from
to
?
Answer: Abrasion
Goal: Rocks, Minerals, &
Earth’s Changing Surface
What specifically will you do to
understand the material for the
next assessment?
What grade do you want to get on
the next assessment?
Match each type of rock with the
method in which it forms.
Metamorphic Rock Cooling of magma or lava
Igneous Rock
Heat and Pressure
Sedimentary Rock Particles pressed together
Rocks are classified as
igneous, metamorphic, or
sedimentary according to
A.
B.
C.
D.
their shape
their color
the minerals they contain
how they formed
Fill in the missing terms in the diagram.
Formation of
Sedimentary
Rock
Cementation
B.
Compaction
A.
Erosion
Deposition
Type of Match the following:
Rate of
Igneous
Texture
Cooling
Rock
Intrusive Rock
Cools Quickly
Rough-Large Grains
Extrusive Rock
Cools Slowly
Smooth-Small Grains
The diagram below shows a rock
sample and an identification key.
This rock sample would best be
classified as
A.
B.
C.
D.
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Volcanic
Evidence that living things
have evolved over hundreds of
years can be found in
A.
B.
C.
D.
chemicals in human hair
tree rings from recently cut
trees
rocks containing fossils
particles in the air
The cross section below shows fossils and the
rock layers in which they are found. Crustal
movement has not displaced the rock layers.
Which fossil is considered the youngest in
the cross section shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Early horses
Dinosaurs
Armored fish
Trilobites
Name 4
forces that
can cause
erosion.
Wind, Running Water,
Glaciers, Waves, and Gravity
Match each type of rock with the
method in which it forms.
Metamorphic Rock Particles pressed together
Igneous Rock
Heat and Pressure
Sedimentary Rock Cooling of magma or lava

Label the different types of rock.
Igneous
A. Sedimentary
C.
B.
Metamorphic

Fill in the blanks for the missing processes.
Sedimentary
Rock
Igneous
Rock
C
Metamorphic Rock
Which two processes are most directly involved in
the formation of sedimentary rocks in this diagram?
Igneous
Rock
Sedimentar
y Rock
Metamorphic Rock
What type of rock is created by melting and
volcanic activity?
Igneous
Rock
Sedimentar
y Rock
Metamorphic Rock
QUESTION #91
Name at least one kind
of map that shows the
Earth’s landforms (like
mountains).
Physical Map or
Topographic Map
QUESTION #92
Name 2 things that
topographic maps show
that make them different
from other types of maps.
Elevation, Relief, and
Slope
QUESTION #93
What is the difference
between an index contour
and the contour interval?
Index Contour-Every 5th line is
marked with the elevation
Contour Interval- the difference
in elevation between the two
contour lines
QUESTION #94
1. What is the contour interval for this
map?
2. What is the elevation of point X?
3. Which side of the island has the most
gentle slope?
1. 20 m
2. 0 m
3. west
QUESTION #94½
1. What is the contour interval for this
map?
2. What is a possible elevation of point b?
1. 20 m
2. 161-179
QUESTION #95
What is a possible elevation for point C?
Answer:
Any
elevation
between
81 and 89
feet
What is the
main force
that causes
mass
movement?
Answer: Gravity
Which statement is an inference?
A. A thermometer shows that the air
temperature is 560F.
B. A mineral sample of galena produced a
grey-black streak when tested.
C. Based on the previous data, ten
hurricanes may occur in the year 2013.
D. A weather vane indicates the wind is
coming from the west.
Goal:
Astronomy
What specifically will you do to
understand the material for the
next assessment?
What grade do you want to get on
the next assessment?
Question #98
The diagram below shows four
objects and their orbits around
the Sun, as seen from space.
Which statement is true
about all of the objects
shown in the diagram?
A. They produce their own
light.
B. They belong to our solar
system.
C. They are composed
mostly of gases.
D. They are the same
distance from the Sun.
Question #99
The Sun appears larger than other
stars because of its
a. yellow color
b. chemical composition
c. high temperature
d. distance from the earth
Question #100
Name the planets, in order,
from the closest to the Sun
to furthest away.
Question #101
Fill in the blanks:
The sun appears to rise in
east
the ___________
and set in
west
the ___________.
Question #102
The map below shows the four major time zones in the continental
United States.
If it is 9 a.m.
in the
Eastern
Time Zone,
what time is
it in the
Pacific Time
Zone?
6 a.m. 7 a.m.
8 a.m. 9 a.m.
Question #103
The diagram below represents one position of Earth in its
orbit. Points A and B represent locations on Earth’s
surface. Location A is experiencing daylight while
location B is experiencing darkness.
What Earth
motion will
bring location
B into daylight
in the next few
hours? Answer: Rotation
Question #104
The diagram shows Earth’s revolution around the Sun as
viewed from space. Positions A, B, C, and D represent the
beginning of each season on Earth.
If Earth were at
position D, how
much time
would it take to
return to
Answer: 1 year
position D? (365 ¼ days)
Question #105
The diagram below shows Earth at one point in its orbit
around the Sun. The length of daylight experienced at
different latitudes on a given date is shown on the diagram.
Explain why the
South Pole
receives 24
hours of daylight
on the date
Answer:
shown. Since the earth is tilted on its axis,
the South Pole gets sunlight all day.
Question #106
The diagram below shows Earth at one point in its orbit
around the Sun. The length of daylight experienced at
different latitudes on a given date is shown on the diagram.
Answer: The number
Describe how
of hours of daylight
the length
day
decrease
asof
you
go
changes
from
from
the Equator
the Equator
to Pole.
toward
the North
At
the
NorthPole
Pole,on
the
North
there
is no shown.
daylight on
the date
that date.
Question #107
The diagram below shows four Moon phases
observed during July.
On which date would the next
New Moon occur? August 28th or 29th
Question #108
The photograph below shows a phase of the
Moon as seen by an observer in New York State.
Which phase is closest to what will be seen by
the observer in New York State 1 month later?
Question #109
Identify one observable event,
other than the Moon’s phases,
caused by the Moon orbiting
Earth.
Answer: An eclipse (solar or lunar)
Question #110
1. Copy the diagram of the Earth below.
2. Draw and label the North and South
Poles.
3. Shade the portion of Earth that would be
experiencing nighttime at this time.
North Pole
South
Pole
Question #111
The longitude of a location
determines which time zone it
is in. We have different time
zones because of which Earth
movement?
Answer: Earth’s rotation
GOAL: WEATHER AND
CLIMATE
What
specifically will you do
to understand the material for
the next assessment?
What grade are you working
for on the next assessment?
QUESTION #112
In which jar will the candle
continue burning the longest?
A.
B.
QUESTION #113
What two gases is our
atmosphere mostly made
up of?
Nitrogen -78%
Oxygen -21%
QUESTION #114
Give 2 of the 3 reasons
that the atmosphere is
important to Earth.
1. It provides the gases that
living things need.
2. It traps heat energy from the
sun.
3. It keeps rocks from outer
space from hitting Earth.
QUESTION #115
Which term refers to the
atmospheric conditions
that prevail from season
to season and year to year
at a certain location?
A. Ecosystem
B. Weather
C. Equilibrium
D. Climate
QUESTION #116
Weather is the condition
of Earth’s atmosphere
A. in a particular season.
B. over several years.
C. after it rains.
D. at a particular place and time.
A barometer measures
air pressure
_______________________.
A psychrometer
(hygrometer) measures
relative humidity
_______________________.
An anemometer measures
wind speed
_______________________.
Earth’s weather is primarily caused by
A. drifting of Earth’s crustal
plates.
B. uneven heating of Earth’s
surface.
C. gravitational attraction of
the moon.
D. changing distance between
Earth and the Sun.
Name the three main types of
clouds.
Cirrus
Stratus
Cumulus
Match each weather instrument with the
weather factor that it measures.
1.Anemometer
A. air pressure
2.wind vane
B. wind speed
3.psychrometer
C. wind direction
4.barometer
D. temperature
5.thermometer
E. relative humidity
Name the layers of the
atmosphere from the
ground up.
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Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
QUESTION #121
The map below shows an air mass that formed over the
Gulf of Mexico at location A.
Once air mass A
reaches location B, the
weather conditions at
location B will most
likely become
a. warmer and drier
b. colder and more
humid
c. warmer and more
humid
d. colder and drier
QUESTION #122
The movement of an air mass
over Earth’s surface causes
a.
b.
c.
d.
local weather changes
ecological succession
global warming
earthquake activity
QUESTION
#123
The map below shows the relative size and
track of a certain weather event.
Which weather event is shown on the map?
a. Tornado
b. Hurricane
c. Blizzard
d. Thunderstorm
QUESTION #124
The fronts shown on the
weather map are best
described as
a. areas experiencing
clear skies with light
winds
b. boundaries between
different air masses
c. areas experiencing
extremely warm air
temperatures
d. boundaries between
different wind belts
QUESTION #125
Which weather event
usually includes heavy
precipitation, strong winds,
and surface temperatures
below 0oC?
Answer: Blizzard
QUESTION
#126
The map shows a low-pressure system centered over
the central portion of the United States in mid-July.
1. What weather condition is
most likely occurring at the
fronts shown on this weather
map?
Possible answers:
Precipitation, rain,
cloudy skies,
unstable weather,
thunderstorms
2. In which compass direction will this lowpressure center most likely move?
Possible answers: east, northeast,
southeast
QUESTION #127
The arrows in the diagram below show the circulation of
air on a sunny day.
The air circulation shown is caused by
a. Both hot air and cool air rising
b. both hot air and cool air sinking
c. hot air rising and cool air sinking
d. cool air rising and hot air sinking
QUESTION #128
Why would city A have
clear sky conditions?
Answer: It is controlled
by a high-pressure system.
QUESTION #129
The numbered lines
on the weather map
connect locations
with the same
a.
b.
c.
d.
wind direction
wind speed
air temperature
air pressure
QUESTION #130
Weather forecasts are
more accurate today than
in the past due to
A.
B.
C.
D.
Plate tectonics
Air-quality control
Use of images from space
Global warming
Most scientists agree that an increase
in the amount of greenhouse gases
entering Earth’s atmosphere causes
A.
B.
C.
D.
A decrease in sea level
A decrease in average surface
temperatures
An increase in melting of polar ice
caps
An increase in crustal plate
Based on the chart,
record the reading
for each weather
instrument below on
this date?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Wind Vane Southeast
Thermometer 34o F
Anemometer 7 mph
Barometer 29.88 in
Psychrometer 81%
At what
temperature
will water
condense?
28o F
What
percentage of
the
atmosphere is
filled with
water vapor?
81%
What would a
barometer
read on this
day?
29.88 in.
From what
direction is
the wind
blowing?
Southeast
What is the
difference
between the
actual
temperature
and the
temperature
that it feels?
8o F