High Up There! | Smallest Items | Wtaer, Water Everywhere | I Blew It | This is a Little Shakey |
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Nitrogen
What is another element in the air besides oxygen that has a higher concentration than oxygen in the air?
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Molecules
When atoms stick together they are called what?
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Precipitation
Water falling from the atmosphere as rain, snow, hail, or sleet is called what?
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Cumulus, Cirrus, stratus, and lenticular
Name 2 of the basic 4 cloud types.
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The Mantle
What section is between the crust and core layer of the earth?
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Barometric pressure
BP in relation to air and the atmosphere means what?
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Soft Water
Which lathers better with soap- hard water or soft water?
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Ground Water
The largest source of liquid freshwater is what?
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Cumulonimbus Clouds
What are the specific type of clouds that form huge towering cloud formations?
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Igneous Rock
What is the formal name for the rock formed from molten rock?
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Started shooting at the balloons with a gun.
How did the lawn chair pilot using weather balloons first descend after going about 16,000 feet up into the air?
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Electrons
A positive ion is formed from an atom that has a tendency to lose what?
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Humidity
Scientists measure water vapor. What is the common scientific term for this?
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Longitudinal lines
Which imaginary lines run north and south across the earth?
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Tsunami
An earthquake under the ocean can cause what type of disaster on nearby land?
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Cabin pressure
What malfunctioned on the SD Learjet caused it to crash, costing the golf star, Payne Stewart, his life?
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Non-polar
What type of molecule will not dissolve with water- polar or non-polar?
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Atacama Desert in Chili
Where is the driest spot in the world?
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Lenticular
Which type of clouds are particularly formed only in mountain regions, like Denver, and can look like spaceships?
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Richter Scale
What scale measures the intensity of earthquakes?
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hypoxia
What is the word for oxygen deprivation?
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Electrolysis
What is a method of separating hydrogen and oxygen that we did in an experiment using a battery, water, and balloons?
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Sodium Chloride
The salinity in the ocean comes mostly from what one substance?
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Thunderstorms or Heavy Rain
When a cold front meets up with a slower-moving warm front, what usually occurs?
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Epicenter
The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus is call what?
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