What measures the wind direction?
Wind vane or wind sock
Where do the most tsunamis occur in the world? Ring of Fire OR Ring of Chaos
Ring of Fire
The climate changes as you go higher, from hot and wet to cold and dry. Tundra OR highlands
Highlands
What is it called when a reef loses it color? Blanching OR bleaching
Bleaching
For a hurricane to grow must the wind move in the same direction?
Yes
The gases around the earth get _________ by the atmosphere and __________ up the earth. Trapped. heat OR trapped, cool
trapped, heat
What is a person called who studies the weather? Geologist OR meteorologist
Meteorologist
A drawback of the sea is a sign of a possible tsunami. True OR false
True
Which tool helps track and identify a tornado? Weather balloon OR radio waves
Weather balloon
As the waves of a tsunami reach the shore , the wave height decreases OR increases?
Increases
What is the name of the highest cloud we see? Cirrus, cumulus or stratus
Cirrus
What happens to water vapor when it cools?
It becomes precipitation / it becomes a liquid
What do we say earth is like? A greenhouse OR a green planet
Greenhouse
What do we call number 1 of a wave? Wavelength OR wavelong
Wavelength
What can cause a tsunami? Floods OR earthquakes
Earthquakes
Which is the calmest part of a hurricane? The eye wall OR the eye
The eye
Which is the outermost layer of the atmosphere? Thermosphere OR exosphere
Exosphere
What do we call the place in the USA that has the most tornadoes? Tornado Place OR Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley
What must first happen for a tornado to form? A thunderstorm OR snow
Thunderstorm
A dry climate with little rain is called a _______________
Desert
Some of the sun rays are _______________ back to space.
Reflected/ bounced back to space
Where was the worst tsunami so far in the world? Indonesia OR India
Indonesia
Which cloud can be seen as fog? Cirrus, stratus or cumulus
Stratus
Where does carbon dioxide come from on earth? From humans and cars OR from buildings and rivers
Humans and cars
What do hurricanes gather when in contact with the warm ocean? Heat and energy OR water and power
Heat and energy