Lesson 3and4 Hydrosphere/ Atmosphere

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

Aquifer

Question 3

The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystems

Answer 3

Estuary

Question 4

The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock

Answer 4

Erosion

Question 5

The dropping of off eroded soil an bits of rock

Answer 5

Deposition

Question 6

The process of removing salt from salt water In order 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 earths water is 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 earths surface is —————- water

Answer 15

Salty

Question 16

Name the 2 most abundant minerals in the ocean water

Answer 16

A sodium
B chloride

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Sodium chloride or salt

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Salinity

Question 19

Fast running water ecosystems 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

A marshes
B bogs
C swamps

Question 22

Estuaries change with the —————

Answer 22

Tide

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Current

Question 24

—————— is a powerful cause of erosion

Answer 24

Gravity

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Delta

Question 26

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

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Shoreline

Question 27

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

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Beach

Question 28

——————————— 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 28

Waves

Question 29

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

Answer 29

Sun

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Water evaporates and water vapor

Question 31

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

Answer 31

Transpiration

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Condenses clouds

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Precipitation

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Run off

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Watershed

Question 36

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

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Weather

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Air pressure

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Humidity

Question 39

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

Answer 39

Altitude

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Weathering

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Cold dry air masses

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Cold moist air masses

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Warm dry air masses

Question 44

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

Answer 44

Warm moist air masses

Question 45

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

Answer 45

Warm front

Question 46

————————— front brings stormy weather

Answer 46

Cold fronts

Question 47

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

Answer 47

Stationary fronts