Water
Oceans
Water Cycle
Climate/Weather
Miscellaneous
100
What contains most of Earth's water?
oceans
100
What is the largest of Earth's oceans?
Pacific Ocean
100
What source of energy drives the water cycle?
sunlight
100
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is ________.
weather
100
What is the name for an underwater mountain range?
mid-ocean ridge
200
A huge sheet of ice that moves slowly over land, is called a _____________.
glacier
200
Which movement of ocean water results in a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level?
tides
200
What process changes a gas into a liquid?
condensation
200
____________ is the average weather over an extended period of time.
climate
200
A ______________ is the movement of cool air from land toward the ocean at night.
land breeze
300
What is the largest use of freshwater in the United States?
irrigation
300
Which two motions of ocean water are caused by winds?
waves and currents
300
Which process moves water from Earth's surface into the atmosphere?
evaporation
300
What is the source of energy causes global winds?
the sun
300
A ____________ is the transfer of heat by a moving liquid or gas.
convection current
400
Where is most of the freshwater on earth located? (hint: there are two answers)
polar ice and glaciers
400
The ocean floor is mostly a flat area called the _________.
abyssal plain
400
Hail and snow are forms of _____________.
precipitation
400
What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines?
Earth's rotation
400
A high-speed, spinning cloud in the shape of a funnel is a ___________________.
tornado
500
An _____________ is a rock layer that collects and stores water.
aquifer
500
What is the source of most of the salt in the oceans?
rocks on land
500
What pulls precipitation to the ground?
gravity
500
What do hurricanes, tornadoes, and thunderstorms have in common?
low-pressure air
500
What is the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere called?
humidity
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