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Definitions
100
What kind of water makes up the majority of the earth's water supply?
Saltwater
100
Rock that behaves somewhere between a liquid and a solid.
Plastic rock
100
When two air masses collide and neither moves.
Stationary front
100
The first stage of tornado development is called the ____________ stage.
Whirl
100
Evaporation of water from plants
Transpiration
200
Water that was originally in a plant ends up in a cloud. What two processes of the hydrologic cycle caused it to be transferred in that way?
Transpiration and condensation
200
The point along a fault where an earthquake begins.
Focus
200
Fluffy clouds that look like piles of cotton on the sky.
Cumulus
200
What is the most common type of lightening?
Cloud-to-cloud
200
A current of rising air
Updraft
300
Where is residence time longer: in the ocean or in a fast-moving stream?
Ocean
300
Rock formed when heat, pressure, and chemical reactions cement materials together.
Sedimentary
300
Layered clouds that form when warm air is lifted and the vapor in the warm air condenses.
Stratus
300
What causes hurricanes in different areas to rotate differently?
Coriolis Effect
300
The point at which the earth is closest to the sun
Perihelion
400
The process by which water passes from above the water table to below it is called ________.
Percolation
400
What major benefit do we derive from the earth's magnetic field?
It blocks cosmic rays from the sun
400
Which one changes, weather or climate?
Weather
400
Which part of the lightening strike is responsible for most of the light and sound?
Return stroke
400
The point on the surface of the earth directly above an earthquake's focus.
Epicenter
500
If a lake has no means of getting rid of water except evaporation, does it contain saltwater or freshwater?
Saltwater
500
What causes the earth's magnetic field?
Electrical flow in the core.
500
If an area receives a large amount of isolation, is it likely to be warm or cold?
Warm
500
The Bergeron process begins with ________ clouds.
Cold
500
Evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixture's individual components.
Distillation
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