Weather and Climate 1
Weather and Climate 2
Earth's Systems 1
Earth's Systems 2
100

Weather over a long period of time.

Climate

100

Wind that usually blows in one direction.

prevailing wind

100

As you move up in the atmosphere,air pressure _______ the and number of air particles _______.

decreases , decreases

100

Which of Earth’s systems is the smallest?

Biosphere

200

If an area has dry weather, this means that the air pressure is ... and the water vapor is .... 


high, and the amount of water vapor is low.

200

In what direction do most jet streams blow?

West TO East

200

The water cycle is the process of how water is ____.

conserved

200

Which two gases make up almost all of the air in the lower layers of the atmosphere?

nitrogen and oxygen

300

Which of Earth’s four systems can have an effect on temperature? 


ALL!!!!!

300

Surface currents are formed from the interaction between the hydrosphere and the___________. 

 atmosphere.

300

Humans live in the _______ layer of atmosphere.

troposphere

300

Soil contains parts of which Earth Systems?

ALL!!!!

400

A large quantity of air that has similar temperature, moisture, and pressure all through it.

Air Mass

400

Which of Earth’s systems interact to create fog? (3)

hydrosphere, atmosphere, and geosphere

400

How much of the hydrosphere is salt water?

97%

400

Over half of Earth’s fresh water is...

frozen as ice.

500

When a moving warm air mass runs into a cold air mass, it creates...

A warm front.

500

_________ clouds are dark and heavy and usually mean that a strong storm is approaching.

 Cumulonimbus

500

Which of Earth’s layers is made up of liquid metal?

Outer Core

500

The greenhouse effect happens when energy from the sun is

reflected off Earth and absorbed in the atmosphere.

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