The material through which energy travels

May be solid, liquid or gas, it is made up of molecules

The smallest pieces matter can be broken into without changing its properties

Which of the following is true with water waves.

Which term describes the relationship of the motion of energy and of water waves?

The highest point of a wave

The lowest point of a wave

Height of the wave

Length of the wave

A vibration that spreads from a vibrating object

A repeated up and down or back and forth movement

Which of the following is true with sound waves?

Which term describes the relationship of the motion of energy and of sound waves?

The distance between the crest or the trough and the rest point

The distance between two crests or two troughs

Length of the wave

Type of wave likened to a spring

Type of wave likened to a rope

A space where there is no matter

Forces that come from electricity and magnetism

Waves that needs a medium to travel (Choose all that apply)

Waves that don't need a medium to travel (Choose all that apply)

A range of all electromagnetic waves arranged based on their wavelengths

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelength

Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelength

Electromagnetic waves that humans can see

Visible light with the longest wavelength

Visible light with the shortest wavelength

Which term describes the relationship of the motion of energy and of electromagnetic waves?

Stored Energy

Energy in motion

The ability to do work and motion

Unit of Energy

Energy in motion

Stored Energy

Energy from radioactive materials (Click all that apply)

Energy from Food

Energy between any two masses in the universe

Energy from the sun

Energy from moving machines

Energy from vibrating objects

The average kinetic energy of a material’s molecules

Energy that flows from one object to another due to different temperatures

Heat always flows from

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

The transfer of energy through direct contact

The transfer of energy by flow of liquids and gases

An entire lake is heated by water from a hot spring at the bottom of the lake.

Sunlight melts a wax crayon left outside

A burner on a stove heats the bottom of a pot

You feel the warm glow of a bonfire

When stirred, hot coffee cools over time

Electric fan is turned on to cool a room.

You burn your hand when you touch a hot pot.

Your hands feel cold when holding a snow ball.

Hot air rises, and cool air sinks.

Materials that allow faster heat transfer

Materials that slow down heat transfer

Unit of temperature most commonly used in the US

Unit of temperature most commonly used in the world, except the US

Unit of temperature most commonly used in the scientific field

The sun is a _____ star at the center of the ______.

General term for hot ball of glowing gases

The sunlight that reaches the Earth’s surface

Insolation

Vitamin we get from sunlight

There are food from where we can get vitamin D.

Darker surfaces absorb ____ energy, and lighter surfaces absorb _____ energy

Darker surfaces reflect ____ energy, and lighter surfaces reflect _____ energy

Electromagnetic waves reflected back to the atmosphere

The warming effect caused by carbon dioxide and water vapor

The overall increase of the Earth’s temperature

Refers to the atmospheric conditions over a short period of time

Average, long-term patterns in weather

Liquid turns to gas

General term for water in gas form

Large movements of ocean water due to the difference in densities of water

Rising air

Sinking air

Warm air with less density and less pressure

Cool air with more density and more pressure

Hot air rises, cool air sinks.

Breeze that happens in daytime

Breeze that happens in nighttime

The process by which plants make food by using the energy from the sun

The continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface

Gas to Solid

Solid to Gas

Gas to Liquid

Liquid to Solid

Solid to Liquid

The amount of water vapor in the air

The comparison between the actual humidity and the amount the air can hold at a given temperature

This measures relative humidity

This measures the amount of rainfall

When relative humidity is 100%

The temperature at which condensation occurs

Any particle onto which water vapor condenses

Water that condenses onto a cool surface

Water that condenses onto a cold surface

A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere

A cloud that is puffy in shape, seen during fair weather

Wispy, feathery clouds that form at high levels and are made of ice crystals

These clouds cover the sky in blanketlike layers and form close to the ground

A stratus cloud at ground level

Vertical Cloud

These clouds bring thunderstorms

Study of weather

Responsible for naming the clouds

Rain

Middle

Meteorology is the study of

Form when snowflakes melt and freeze

Cloud droplets collect and fall as water, but freeze as they reach the cold ground temperature.

Water vapor condenses around the crystals forming snowflakes.

Cloud droplets collect and fall as water.

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the Earth’s surface

Select all that apply. Condensation Nuclei

Select all that apply. Smaller raindrops

The area of the earth nearest the equator

The area of the earth farthest from the equator

Warm air masses that form in the tropics

Cold air masses that form over the north and south poles

Air masses that form over oceans

Air masses that form over land

Warm, humid air masses that form over tropical oceans

Cool, humid air masses that form over the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oceans

Hot, dry air masses that form mostly in summer over dry areas of Southwest and northern Mexico

Air masses that form over central and northern Canada and Alaska that bring cold air to central and eastern US.

Push air masses from west to east

The boundary where the air masses meet

The boundary where the air masses meet

The boundary where the air masses meet

A fast-moving cold air mass, overtakes a warm air mass

Brings clear skies, a shift in wind, and lower temperatures

A warm air mass overtakes a slow-moving cold air mass

Brings warm and humid atmospheric conditions

Forms between a pair of air masses, neither of which is strong enough to move the other

Brings many days of clouds and precipitation

Warm air mass is caught between two cooler air masses.

A swirling center of low air pressure

Associated with clouds, wind and precipitation

High-pressure centers of dry air

Causes dry and clear weather

A disturbance in the atmosphere due to difference in air pressures (general term)

A violent disturbance in the atmosphere (general term)

A tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher - term used in the areas near the northwest Pacific like the Philippines

A tropical cyclone that has winds of 119 kilometers per hour or higher - term used in the areas near Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans like the US

A typical hurricane is about ___ across, meaning its diameter.

The hurricane mentioned in class that struck Houston, Texas in August 2017

A dome of water that sweeps across the coast where the hurricane lands

A dome of water that sweeps across the coast due to earthquakes and/or sudden movement of the ocean plates

A small storm often accompanied by heavy precipitation and frequent thunder and lightning

Type of clouds where thunderstorms form

A sudden spark, or electric discharge, as these charges jump between the clouds

Sound heard when there is a sudden spark, or electric discharge, as these charges jump between the clouds

Forms when rapidly heated air expands suddenly and explosively

Forms when lightning strikes sand or sandy soil

Forms when warm humid air rises rapidly in cumulonimbus clouds, then varying winds at different heights can spin the rising air like a top