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The Process
Our Atmosphere
Bodies of Water
Planet Earth
100
What is the most important natural resource on the earth?
water
100
What is it called when a state of water falls from the sky?
precipitation
100
True or false: Water can travel through the water cycle in the form of fog, dew, and clouds.
true
100
Classify a lake: fresh or salt; flowing or stationary; large or small; solid or liquid; surface or ground.
fresh, stationary, large, liquid, surface
100
What happens when heat is applied to water in a lake or ocean? (condensation, evaporation, melting, or freezing)
evaporation
200
Name a fossil fuel (nonrenewable resource).
oil, natural gas, coal, etc.
200
When water vapor cools and forms a cloud, it is called _______.
condensation
200
True or false: Water can travel through the water cycle in the form of air pressure.
false
200
Classify a river: fresh or salt; flowing or stationary; large or small; solid or liquid; surface or ground.
fresh, flowing, large, liquid, surface
200
What happens when heat is applied to ice in a glass of water? (condensation, evaporation, melting, or freezing)
melting
300
Which of the following is NOT a nonliving renewable resource: water power, forests, sunlight, wind.
forests
300
When water in a puddle is heated and rises into the air, it is called ___________.
evaporation
300
Another name for the water cycle is the _____________ cycle.
hydrological
300
Is a glacier flowing or stationary?
flowing
300
What is the primary source of energy for temperature change on Earth?
the sun
400
What type of resource is used up faster than it is made?
nonrenewable
400
When water evaporates from a plant it is called _______.
transpiration
400
What is the atmospheric layer that protects Earth from the harmful rays of the sun?
ozone layer
400
What is the largest source of salt water on Earth?
ocean
400
What is water called that goes into lakes, rivers, and streams, but does not seep into the ground?
runoff
500
What are the two main sources of fresh water?
rain and snow
500
The composition of the Earth's atmosphere is water vapor, particles and a ____________.
mixture of gases
500
What is the lowest portion of the Earth's atmosphere called?
troposphere
500
Classify an ocean: fresh or salt; flowing or stationary; large or small; solid or liquid; surface or ground.
salt, stationary, large, liquid, surface
500
All the water on the Earth's surface is called the _______.
hydrosphere
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