Vocabulary
All the living things on Earth
What is the biosphere?
Almost all of Earth's water is this type of water.
What is salt water?
This is the specific part of the atmosphere where the weather occurs.
What is the troposphere?
All of the liquid water and ice on Earth
What is the hydrosphere?
When people use more freshwater than the amount that flows into their area, they would experience this
What is a water shortage?
This is the job title of someone who might design a solution to a water shortage.
What are engineers?
The air that surrounds Earth
What is the atmosphere?
When water vapor molecules get cold enough, water drops can form as a result of this process.
What is condensation?
Water flows in a cycle. This means that water never ____ the water cycle.
What is "leaves," "exits," or "disappears from"?
All the solid parts of Earth's system, including rocks, minerals, sediments, and landforms like mountains and ocean floors.
What is the geosphere?
These two factors impacted where condensation takes place on Ferris island (hint: think of the diagrams we were creating)
What are the wind and the mountains?
This is the name for if an area does not have enough water, not a rain shadow or water shortage but a term that starts with a "d."
What is drought?
The phenomenon where there is a dry region found on one side of a mountain range, and the other side is lush and green
What is a rain shadow?
This is the process that turns water into water vapor.
What is evaporation?
These are the four types of precipitation.
What are: rain, snow, sleet, and hail?