Lesson 3 and 4 hydroshere/atmoshere

Question 1

_______________-water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil 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

Aquifer

Question 3

________-the boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem.

Answer 3

Estuary

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

Desalination

Question 7

______________- the slow changing of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point.

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

_________________- the changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed.

Answer 8

Condensation

Question 9

_____________- water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

Answer 9

Precipitation

Question 10

_________- the average weather pattern of a region over time.

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

_____- the boundary between two air masses; examples include cold fronts, warm fronts and stationary fronts.

Answer 11

Front

Question 12

3% of Earth’s Water freshwater which is mostly _________

Answer 12

frozen

Question 13

_____________- provides freshwater for homes, farms, and businesses.

Answer 13

Running water

Question 14

________- is an artificial lake that stores water.

Answer 14

Reservoir

Question 15

70% of the Earth’s surface is ______ water.

Answer 15

Salty

Question 16

Name the 2 most abundant minerals in the ocean water.

Answer 16

Sodium, Chloride

Question 17

_____________________- is the largest percentage of dissolved minerals.

Answer 17

Sodium, chloride, salt

Question 18

______- is a measure of how salty water.

Answer 18

Salinity

Question 19

Fast running water ecosystem have more ________ than slower running water.

Answer 19

Oxygen

Question 20

________- is an ecosystem that is wet during some or all of the year.

Answer 20

Wetland

Question 21

Wetlands include:________ ____ _______.

Answer 21

Marshes, bogs, swamps

Question 22

Estuaries change with the ______.

Answer 22

Tide

Question 23

Name the 4 oceans ecosystems:

Answer 23

Internal zone, Neritic zone, Oceanic zone, Abyssal zone.

Question 24

Precipitation is often _________ near large bodies of water.

Answer 24

Higher

Question 25

________ is the constant movement of ocean water.

Answer 25

Current

Question 26

_______ is a powerful cause of erosion.

Answer 26

Gravity

Question 27

Fast-moving rivers can wash away soil and rocks, depositing them into a lake and ocean. The build up sediment can form a landform called a ______.

Answer 27

Delta

Question 28

__________ where land and a body of water meet.

Answer 28

Shoreline

Question 29

______ any area and a body water meet.

Answer 29

Beach

Question 30

_______ 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.

Answer 30

Waves

Question 31

The ____ is the energy source for the Water Cycle

Answer 31

Sun

Question 32

Step 1 of the water cycle _______________ or changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of __________

Answer 32

Water evaporates, water vapor

Question 33

_________________ is when water evaporates from the leaves of the plants.

Answer 33

Transportation

Question 34

Step 2 of the water cycle, Water vapor cools in the process of ___________

Answer 34

Condensation

Question 35

Step 2 of the water cycle _________ form which is condensed water vapor in the atmosphere.

Answer 35

Clouds

Question 36

Step 3 of the water cycle _______________ occurs as water falls from the clouds.

Answer 36

Precipitation

Question 37

__________ - precipitation that flows across the land’s surface or falls into rivers and streams.

Answer 37

Runoff

Question 38

________ is a region that contributes water to river or river systems.

Answer 38

Watershed

Question 39

__________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place.

Answer 39

Weather

Question 40

___________ is the force of air pushing on an area.

Answer 40

Air pressure

Question 41

_________ is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.

Answer 41

Humidity

Question 42

________ is the height above Earth’s surface and is measured from sea level.

Answer 42

Altitude

Question 43

______________ is a slow process that breaks down rocks in to smaller pieces.

Answer 43

Weathering

Question 44

_____air masses form over the northern polar region.

Answer 44

Cold, dry

Question 45

_______ air masses form over the northern polar waters.

Answer 45

Cold,moist

Question 46

____ air masses form over tropical land.

Answer 46

Warm, dry

Question 47

_____ air masses form over tropical waters.

Answer 47

Warm, moist

Question 48

____ front brings light steady rain.

Answer 48

Warm

Question 49

_____ front brings stormy weather.

Answer 49

Cold

Question 50

_____ fronts cause rainy weather that last for days.

Answer 50

Stationary