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Weathering
The Water Cycle
Weather
Patterns of the Earth
100
Give 3 examples of a SOLUTION
Sugar and Water
Koolaid
Chocolate Milk
100
Explain weathering, erosion, and deposition
weathering- process by which rock is broken down
erosion- process by which sediments are moved
deposition- process by which sediments are dropped in a new place and can make a new land form
all done by water, wind, ice, and gravity
100
explain the water cycle
precipitation - accumulation - evaporation - condensation
100
Which of the following cities can expect to be affected by the cold front during the next 6 hours?
Select two answers.
austin and shreveport
100
What is the result of the Earth rotating on its axis?
day and night
200
Explain the differences between a gas, a liquid, and a solid
a gas has no definite shape and no definite volume
a liquid has no definite shape and a definite volume
a solid has a definite shape and a definite volume
200
The picture shows a desert sand arch.
What force caused most of the erosion that formed this arch?
wind
200
What is the part of the water cycle where water changed from a gas to a liquid
condensation
200
Based on the information on the chart, which weather condition shows the numbers decreasing each day?
Low temperature
200
The diagrams best show how the surrounding conditions affect the umbrella's
Shadow
300
What is the best insulator of heat
Styrofoam
300
The rocks that make up mountains are weathered over time. The pieces are moved and finally deposited on the beach. The weathering process continues resulting in sand particles.
wind or water
300
Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces overnight are called dew.
What process is most likely causing the water droplets to form on the grass?
Condensation
300
On a map what does a cold front look like
blue and pointy
300
In the picture, the Sun’s position is making a shadow.
what time of day is pictured?
It is early morning because the Sun is in the east and there is a long shadow.
400
How can you separate a solution
use heat
400
Weathering is one way Earth's surface is changed. What is NOT a form of weathering?
dirt being moved by floods
400
Explain the suns role in the water cycle
the sun provides energy for the water cycle
400
What does a warm front look like on a map
red and bumpy
400
Why are summers hot
sun rays are hitting directly
500
Why are nonrenewable resources called nonrenewable resources
Nonrenewable resources are used up at a faster rate than they can be replaced.
500
What are the 4 ways things are weathered, eroded, or deposited
water, wind, ice, gravity
500
Water is placed in the cloud looking structure and it filters into the model. The water then runs down the model and accumulates at the bottom.
What part of the water cycle was not mentioned
evaporation
500
What is used to measure the amount of rain at a location
rain gauge
500
What time will shadows be the shortest?
12 pm/ noon/ midday