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  • Seasons _____ the same all across the world
    are not
  • waves require a medium like air to transmit
    Mechanical
  • A _______measures the Ozone levels
    Spectrophotometer
  • The causes the earths seasons: Winter, Summer, Fall, and Spring
    Earth’s tilt
  • ______ occurs when the waves do not reflect but stay within that object.
    Absorption
  • A submarine uses______, a form of remote sensing underwater.
    Echolocation
  • An object that lets some light, but not a lot is
    Translucent
  • Waves start from an initial
    Vibration
  • Explain what G.P.S. stands for and how it works.
    G.P.S stands for Global Positioning System and it works by having satellites all over the earth that pinpoint where you are 24 hours a day.
  • One characteristic of a wave is its
    wavelength
  • Our brain can only detect _______, which includes colors like red and blue.
    Visible light
  • What type of animal uses sound as a way to locate food or obstacles and explain how they do it. 
    A bat uses sound waves to see the world around them, they do this by using a special skill called echolocation. They make a sound, and it sends a sound wave in
  • The area on the equator is always the areas.
    Hottest
  • Sound waves can be transmitted by particles in different
    Media
  • An object that lets light pass through it is
    Transparent
  • The ______ provides light, supports life, and keeps the earth warm.
    Sun’s energy
  • An object that lets no light is
    Opaque
  • waves can travel through matter or through a vacuum
    Electromagnetic
  • When we look at different objects and see their different colors, explain in scientific terms what is happening?
    We are seeing different frequencies of the object being reflected by the matter. An example would be a red apple. Our eyes are seeing red because the apple is r
  • Disturbances of space and matter
    Waves
  • There are two types of methods for monitoring Earth’s environment:
    Remote Sensing and Field work.
  • sound waves can bounce off a surface this is called _____.
    Reflection
  • the ______ frequency of a wave is the number of oscillations that a wave makes each second
    Frequency