Quiz 1 Study List



Quiz 2 Study Guide 2016

Weather & Climate - 6th Grade Science – Miss Fox

*Refer to Text Book, SEPUP book online and your Science Journal.

Scientific Method: is a series of steps used to investigate a problem

▪ Purpose: is the reason for the experiment

▪ Hypothesis: is an educated guess

▪ Materials: is the list of supplies needed for the experiment

▪ Experiment/procedures: are the step by step instructions to conduct the investigation

➢ Variable: any factor that can be changed in an experiment

➢ Independent variable: is typically the variable representing the value being manipulated or changed.

➢ Dependent variable: is the observed result of the independent variable being manipulated.

➢ Constant: factors that will need to be kept constant/the same in an experiment.

▪ Analysis: is the organization of the collected data in to graphs and explanations

▪ Conclusion: at the end of a scientific investigation a conclusion interprets the results. It is the claim, evidence and reasoning summary of what resulted. Was your Hypothesis correct?

Know how to calculate: Mean, median and Mode.

Weather - The condition of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and cloud cover, at a particular time and place.

Meteorologist - A scientist who studies the weather.

Weather measurements include things such as: wind speed, wind direction, temperature, air pressure, precipitation, cloud cover and visibility.

Weather tools – be prepared to describe what they measure and the units of measurement.

▪ Thermometer – measures temperature

▪ Compass – is used to determine the direction from which the wind is coming.

▪ Anemometer – measures wind speed

▪ Hygrometer – measures humidity

▪ Barometer – measure air pressure.

Temperature Conversion – Practice concerting temperatures from Celsius t0 Fahrenheit by multiplying by 1.8 and then adding 32.

Weather Map - Practice interpreting a weather map like we did in class on 10/7/16.

Climate - The average weather for a place over a long period of time (usually at least 30 years).

Climatologist - Scientist who studies the earth’s climates.

• Global Climate is affected by energy from the sun, latitude, and ocean currents.

• Local Climate (Norwalk) is affected by landforms, presence of large bodies of water (Long Island Sound), and elevation/altitude.

o Landform - A feature of the earth’s surface such as a lake, stream, valley, canyon, hill, ridge, or mountain.

o Altitude - The elevation above sea level.

North America has 6 main climate types. Which climate type is Connecticut?

• Polar, Severe (Connecticut), Highland, Mild, Dry and Tropical

Hydrologist - Scientist who studies the distribution and movement of water.

Hydrosphere - is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet's hydrosphere can be liquid, vapor, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers.

Ocean current - Regular movements of large amounts of water in the ocean. Think how they affect the climate on land?

Precipitation - The movement of water, in solid or liquid form, from the atmosphere back to the surface of the earth. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples.

Latitude - The distance in degrees of a location north or south of the equator.

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Know and be able to label the oceans and continents. Know where the North Pole and the equator are located.

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The Sun is the main source of Earths heat.

The sun is 93 million miles away from Earth.

There are 3 ways that heat can travel – Radiation, Conduction and Convection.

Radiation is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves from the sun (or from a light bulb).

Variations in the amount of the suns energy hitting the earth’s surface affect daily and seasonal weather patterns.

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