Weather Vocab
Weather
What are the 3 states of water?
Solid, liquid, gas
How much of the total water in the world is found in the ocean?
-70%
-25%
-83%
-96%
96%
What are the 2 elements that make up water?
Oxygen
There are 2 types of this- polar & warm
Temperature
What's it called when water collects as droplets?
Condensation
How much of our planet is covered in water?
-90%
-70%
-78%
-83%
70%
At what degrees does water freeze?
32 degrees F
0 degrees C
What is a front?
A boundary between two air masses
What moves around the atmosphere as what?
Water vapor / Gas
How much water does an average person use in a day?
- 1 gallon
- 40 gallons
- 80 gallons
- 5 gallons
80 gallons
True or False: Water helps regulate the Earth's temperature
True!
_______ is huge body of air that has similar temperature and humidity throughout.
Air mass
Water vapor moves around the world in what?
The ocean absorbs CO2. CO2 makes the temperature increase.
Question: Why does the ocean's temperature continue to increase every year? Who causes it?
Because humans release more CO2 into the air
What percent of the human brain is water?
70%
There are 2 types- Continental and Maritime
Humidity
Deposition is when water changes...
Directly from a gas to a liquid
If a planet takes in 2 gallons of water every week, how much water will it take in after 4 weeks?
8
2 gallons x 4 weeks = 8 gallons
How long can an average person live without water?
A week (7 days)