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Answers:
- How does radiation travel? (as a wave)
- Where does most of the energy on earth come from? (the Sun)
- What is one way that we use energy from the sun? (appropriate energy answer)
- Which instrument measures humidity? (Hygrometer)
- What is the unit of measurement for temperature here in the USA? (Fahrenheit)
- What is another unit of measurement used for temperature? (Celsius)
- What is the science called that investigates the weather and patterns of the Earth’s atmosphere? (Meteorology)
- What are clouds made of? (Water)
- What form of water exists in clouds (Water vapor)
- What is the name of someone who studies the weather? (Meteorologist)
- What is the type of energy that comes from the sun? (Radiation)
- What principle describes how pressure behaves in a moving fluid? (Bernoulli’s principle)
- A higher pressure will ________ an object. (Push on)
- An object experiences pressure in the Earth’s atmosphere in which direction more? (Equally in all directions)
- If an object is higher in altitude above the earth, it experiences which pressure in relationship to an object at sea level? (Less pressure)
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