Earths Major Systems Lessons 3 And 4

Question 1

Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks

Answer 1

Groundwater

Question 2

An underground layer of rock or soil that has connected pores or holes that water can pass through

Answer 2

Aguifer

Question 3

The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem

Answer 3

Estury

Question 4

The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock

Answer 4

Erosion

Question 5

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rock

Answer 5

Deposition

Question 6

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used by living things

Answer 6

Evaporation

Question 7

The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed

Answer 7

Condensation

Question 8

The average wheather pattern of a region

Answer 8

Climate

Question 9

The boundary between two air masses examples include cold fronts warm and stationary fronts

Answer 9

Front

Question 10

3% of earth is freshwater which is mostly ———————

Question 11

——————————provides freshwater for homes farms and businesses

Question 12

Is a artificial lake that stores water

Question 13

70% is earths surface is ———————- water

Question 14

Name the two most abundant minerals in the ocean water

Question 15

Is the largest percentage of dissolved materials in the ocean water

Question 16

Is a measure of how salty water is

Question 17

Fast water ecosystems have more ———————— than slower water

Question 18

Is an ecosystem that is at during some type or all the year

Question 19

Wetlands include

Question 20

Estuaries change with the

Question 21

Is a constant movement of ocean water

Question 22

Is a powerful cause of erosion

Question 23

Fast-moving rivers can wash away soil and rocks depositing them into a lake and ocean the built up sediment can form a landform called a

Question 24

Where land and a body of water meet

Question 25

Any area of shoreline of materials deposited by waves

Question 26

Cause rocks to hit off of other rocks and move sand and rock pieces to other locations such as forming beaches sandbars and barrier islands

Question 27

The ——————— is the energy source for the water cycle

Question 28

What is the process of the water cycle. Step 1 —————-or changes from a liquid to a gas into the form of ————-.

Answer 28

Water evaporates,

Question 29

Precipitation that flows across the lands surface or falls into rivers and streams

Answer 29

Runoff

Question 30

Is a reign that contributes water to a river or river systems

Answer 30

Watershed

Question 31

Is the condition of the atomosphere at a given time and place

Answer 31

Weather

Question 32

Is a force of air pushing on an area

Answer 32

Air pressure

Question 33

Is a force of air pushing on an area

Answer 33

Air pressure

Question 34

Is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

Answer 34

Humidity

Question 35

Is the height above earths surface and is measured from sea level

Answer 35

Altitude

Question 36

Is a slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

Answer 36

Weathering

Question 37

Air masses form over the northern polar region

Answer 37

Cold dry air masses

Question 38

Air masses form over the northern polar waters

Answer 38

Cold moist air masses

Question 39

Air masses form over the northern polar region

Answer 39

Cold moist moist air masses

Question 40

Air masses form over tropical land

Answer 40

Warm dry air masses

Question 41

Air masses form over tropical waters

Answer 41

Warm moist air masses

Question 42

Front brings light steady rain

Answer 42

Warm front

Question 43

Front brings stormy weather

Answer 43

Cold front

Question 44

Fronts cause rainy weather to last for days

Answer 44

Stationary front