Water Cycle
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reach the Earth’s surface
What is precipitation
A localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
What is a tornado
The Earth’s atmosphere is held next to the Earth by this
What is gravity
The greenhouse gas is a gas in the atmosphere that __________________ and emits it back toward the Earth instead of passing into space
What is absorbs infrared radiation
About 1/3 of our foods rely on these insects, including apples, nuts, blueberries, and strawberries.
What are bees
An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which water can be extracted
What is an aquifer
Ocean currents are generated by density differences in water masses and this.
What is wind
A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout.
What is an Air Mass
How does the atmosphere act as a greenhouse?
What is help maintain a constant temperature on the Earth
In Utah, to prevent the drastic change in deer population, people help deer stabilize the population by allowing coyote bounty hunters and___________.
what is hunting
The sum of evaporation and transpiration is called this.
What is evapotranspiration
A narrow band of strong air currents encircling the globe. They are usually between 6 to 14 Kilometers off the ground and can reach up to speeds of 442 Kilometers per hour.
What is the Jetstream
When a cold air mass and a warm air mass collide they make this
What is a front
Ozone in the upper atmosphere is beneficial because it blocks harmful
What is UV Rays (ultra violet Rays)
In a food chain, _____% of the sun's energy is transferred from one organism to another each time.
What is 10%
The cycling of water through Earth’s systems is driven by gravitational force, density and _______
What is energy from the sun
The phenomenon that causes fluids like water and air to curve as they travel across or above the Earth’s surface
What is the Coriolis Effect
A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer
The 3 main natural greenhouse gases are carbon dioxide, water vapor and_________
What is methane
Clownfish live among the tentacles of sea anemones. The clownfish provide nutrients to help the anemones grow while the anemones provide protection to the clownfish from their predators. What is the symbiotic relationship between the clownfish and the sea anemones?
What is mutualism
A line connecting locations of equal barometric pressure
What are Isobars
Unequal heating of the Earth’s systems cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine this
What is regional climates
Stormy weather is an indication of this kind of pressure
What is low pressure
Chlorofluorocarbons or CFS are a greenhouse gas that come from aerosols sprays and refrigerants that have been ______________in over 200 countries.
What is banned
In a food chain, a plant is called a ______ and gets its energy from the sun through a process called _________.
What is a producer, photosynthesis