Thermal / Solar. When air is warmed it... Rises. Solar Energy. Evaporation. Condensation Forms Clouds

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1 Thermal / Solar Light from the Sun is transformed into what type of energy when it hits Earth's surface? Rises When air is warmed it... Solar Energy Water moves through the water cycle using what type of energy? Evaporation Which stage of the water cycle occurs when oceans absorb the Sun's heat energy? Condensation Forms Clouds When warm air meets cool air what part of the water cycle takes place? 1/14

2 Water droplets collide and form larger droplets until they are heavy enough. What finally makes water vapor in the atmosphere become precipitation? Evaporation What word means the change of state from liquid to gas? Precipitation When you look outside and it is raining, the water falling down is in what stage of the water cycle? Condensation When you see clouds forming in the sky, the water above you is forming droplets in what stage of the water cycle? Stays the same As time goes by, and water goes through the water cycle again and again, the amount of water on Earth /14

3 Is the same water we use today. The water that was around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth... True True or False: Transpiration is a process where water exits a plant through holes in the leaves. Watershed The land area that is drained by a river is called a Streams and rivers join another river. A bigger watershed can be formed when... Ridges or rises in the land Watershed's are separated from one another by /14

4 1. Sink deeper into the ground 2. Move horizontally and vertically 3. Move towards streams or to the ocean. Once water infiltrates the ground ground it can... Reservoir What do you call a natural or man made lake used for the storage of water? In cracks and spaces in rock and soil. How is water stored in an aquifer? Infiltration When precipitation remains in the shallow soil layer and then moves through the soil and eventually to streams or becomes ground water it is called... Run off When rain water does not infiltrate the soil but instead flows over the soil it is called /14

5 False True or False: Groundwater can be found in rivers and lakes beneath Earth's surface. Nitrogen, Oxygen and Trace Gases The atmosphere is made up of which 3 gases? 21% Humans requires oxygen to survive. What part of the atmosphere is made up of oxygen. Sulfur Dioxide Each of the following are trace gases except... Krypton, Neon, Methane, Sulfur Air pressure decreases Air temperature decreases Density decreases As you move up a mountain what happens to the air pressure, density and temperature? 5/14

6 All Which of the following describes the atmosphere at sea level? 21% oxygen; Barometric pressure of 760 mmhg; There are more oxygen molecules to breath. 80 km At what elevation do you run out of air? Convection The transfer of heat energy through liquids and gases by moving particles. All Convection currents move which of the following? Cooler water through the oceans; Cooler air through the atmosphere; Warmer air through the atmosphere. Rises Warm air and water /14

7 Cooler As air rises it becomes... Condense As air becomes cooler water vapor in the air will... Cool air To make warm air rise to great heights what must be present? Convection Hot air rising and cooler air falling is an example of... High pressure to low pressure Wind is the movement of air from /14

8 The temperature of the air. Areas of high and low pressure are caused by... The Sun's uneven heating of Earth's surface Differences in Earths temperatures are caused by... True True or False: Air that moves is affectected by Earth's rotation? Uneven heating of the oceans Density differences in the ocean Deep water moving toward the surface. What three things cause ocean currents. Solar Energy Wind turbines convert mechanical energy in the wind to electrical energy. What is the energy that caused the mechanical energy of the wind? 8/14

9 Weather is the day to day changes, climate is the average weather pattern over many years. What is the difference between weather and climate? Troposphere Weather takes place in which part of the atmosphere? Temperature, Humidity and Air pressure. An air mass is a huge body of air with which 3 things in common? Temperature changes and Upper air currents. Air masses move in the atmosphere because of what two things? True True or False: The earth gets the same amount of sunlight each day? 9/14

10 False True or False: During the winter months the northern hemisphere is colder that the southern hemisphere because the southern hemisphere is closer to the sun? Oceans What absorbs more sunlight, Oceans or land? Oceans store more heat energy which keeps the temp warmer in the winter. States close to the ocean have different climates than inland states because... It brings warm water which heats the air. The Gulf Stream originates in the Gulf of Mexico and goes north towards Ireland. Without this current the regions would be much colder because... Frontal Boundary The boundary that forms between warm and cold fronts is called a(n) 10/14

11 False True or False: Cold air masses and warm air masses mix readily. Clouds and Precipitation (Rain, Snow, Sleet) As warm air cools, the moisture condenses to form... Cold Front When a cold air mass advances upon a warm air mass which type of front is formed? Stationary Front When a cold and warm air mass meet and neither displaces the other it is a Occluded Front Although it is a rare occurrence, when a cold, cool and warm air mass meet it is a /14

12 Jet Stream The high altitude streams of fast moving wind that blows from west to east and is responsible for the movement of weather features is called... Cold Front Thunderstorms in summer and snowfalls in winter are associated with what kind of front? Warm Front Long steady rains in summer are associated with what type of front? Hydrosphere The bodies of water that make up earth. Atmosphere The envelope of air surrounding the earth. 12/14

13 Geosphere The land that makes up Earth. The particles and gases released when fossil fuels are burned. Air pollution damages plants and causes health problems in animals. Most air pollution is the result of burning fossil fuels due to... Both loss of food supply and loss of habitat. Damage to plants and animals from pollution affects animals by... Carbon Dioxide What atmosphere harming gas is released into the air when fossil fuels are burned? Soil Erosion When deforestation happens and vegetation is cut down the resulting run off can cause /14

14 Soil Erosion 14/14