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Lesson 3and4 Hydrosphere/ Atmosphere Flashcards

1
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Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks

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Groundwater

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2
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An underground layer of rock. Or soil that has connected pores or holes that water can pass through

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Aquifer

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3
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The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystems

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Estuary

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4
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The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock

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Erosion

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5
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The dropping of off eroded soil an bits of rock

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Deposition

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6
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The process of removing salt from salt water In order be used by living things

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Desalination

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7
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The slow changing of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point

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Evaporation

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8
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The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed

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Condensation

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9
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Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain sleet hail or snow

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Precipitation

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10
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The average weather pattern of a region over time

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Climate

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11
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The boundary between two air masses examples include cold fronts warm fronts and stationary fronts

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Front

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12
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3%of earths water is freshwater which is mostly —————-

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Frozen

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13
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——————-provides freshwater for homes farms and businesses

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Running water

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14
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—————— is an artificial lake that stores water

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Reservoir

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15
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70% of the earths surface is —————- water

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Salty

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16
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Name the 2 most abundant minerals in the ocean water

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A sodium
B chloride

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17
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—————-is the largest percentage of dissolved materials in the ocean water

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Sodium chloride or salt

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18
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—————- is a measure of how salty water is

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Salinity

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19
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Fast running water ecosystems have more ——————than slower running water

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Oxygen

20
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—————— is an ecosystem that is wet during some or all of the year

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Wetland

21
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Wetlands include :

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A marshes
B bogs
C swamps

22
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Estuaries change with the —————

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Tide

23
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———————is the constant movement of ocean water

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Current

24
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—————— is a powerful cause of erosion

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Gravity

25
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Fast moving rivers can wash away soil rocks depositing them into a lake ocean the built up sediment can form a landform called a

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Delta

26
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—————where land and a body of water meet

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Shoreline

27
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————— any area of shoreline made of materials deposited by waves

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Beach

28
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——————————— 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

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Waves

29
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The ————————- is the energy source for the water cycle

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Sun

30
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Step 1 of water cycle ——— or changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of ————-

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Water evaporates and water vapor

31
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—————————— is when water evaporates from the leaves of the plants

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Transpiration

32
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Step 2 water vapor cools in the process of —————- ————. Form which is condensed water vapor in the atmosphere

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Condenses clouds

33
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Step 3 ———————— occurs as water falls from the clouds

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Precipitation

34
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—————- precipitation that flows across the lands surface or falls into rivers and streams

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Run off

35
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——————— is a region that contributes water to a river or river system

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Watershed

36
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————————- is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

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Weather

37
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—————— is the force of air pushing on an area

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Air pressure

38
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—————— is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

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Humidity

39
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————————- is the height above earths surface and is measured from sea level

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Altitude

40
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———————- is a slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

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Weathering

41
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——————- air masses form over the northern polar region

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Cold dry air masses

42
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———————- air masses form over the northern polar waters

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Cold moist air masses

43
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————————-air masses form over tropical land

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Warm dry air masses

44
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——————- air masses form over tropical waters

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Warm moist air masses

45
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————————- front brings light steady rain

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Warm front

46
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————————— front brings stormy weather

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Cold fronts

47
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————————-fronts cause rainy weather to last for days

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Stationary fronts

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