| WEATHER | ||
| #1 | What is a funnel-shaped cloud that touches Earth's surface? | A tornado |
| #2 | What is the name of the instrument used to measure air pressure? | A barometer |
| #3 | What part of a hurricane is calm, without high winds? | The eye |
| #4 | What kind of air mass forms over northern Mexico and affects southwestern US? | A continental tropical air mass |
| #5 | What is the temperature at which a gas condenses to form a liquid? | The dew point |
| ATMOSPHERE | ||
| #1 | What causes wind? | Differences in air pressure |
| #2 | What is the name of the type of wind that generally blows from a specific direction, over a long period of time? | Global winds |
| #3 | Does air pressure increase or decrease as you rise higher in the atmosphere? | Decrease |
| #4 | What absorbs most of Earth's incoming ultraviolet radiation? | Ozone in the Stratosphere. |
| #5 | What is the name of the thermal transfer that takes place because cold air is denser than warm air? | Convection |
| WATER CYCLE | ||
| #1 | What powers the water cycle? | The sun |
| #2 | What are very high feathery clouds called? | Cirrus clouds |
| #3 | Is the total amount of water on Earth fairly constant or is it increasing? | Fairly constant |
| #4 | Where is most of the Earth's fresh water found? | Polar ice caps |
| #5 | What do we call the water that travels under ground toward the ocean? | Groundwater |
| ASTRONOMY | ||
| #1 | What causes day and night on Earth? | Earth's rotation on its axis |
| #2 | What did the solar system form from? | The solar nebula: gas and dust |
| #3 | Do we see evidence that the galaxies are moving together or apart? | Apart |
| #4 | What are two factors that combine to keep the planets in orbit? | Gravity and inertia |
| #5 | What is a comet made of? | Ice and dust |
| OCEANS, RIVERS AND LAKES | ||
| #1 | How much of Earth's water is fresh water? | About 3% |
| #2 | What is the name of the continuous chain of underwater mountains? | Mid-ocean Ridge |
| #3 | What causes tides? | The relative position of the Earth, Sun and Moon |
| #4 | What is the technique that uses sound waves to measure the depth of the ocean? | SONAR |
| #5 | What is the process of obtaining fresh water from salt water called? | Desalination |
| Final Question | |
| What do we call the land that supplies water to a river system? | Watershed |