Water Cycle
The process of when water turns from liquid into water vapor
Evaporation
Most of Earths water is found in these places
Oceans
Name the outermost layer of Earth
The crust
What is the gas in the air that humans and animals need to breath.
Oxygen
Condition of the air outside at a certain place or time
Weather
The amount of water vapor in the air is called
Humidity
This is the largest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean
This type of rock is formed by cooled lava or magma
Igneous
Name one way that our atmosphere protects earth
Holds heat but not too much, blocks UV rays, breaks up meteors
This describes the average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
Climate
This happens when water vapor cools and form tiny water droplets, creating clouds.
Condensation
True or False, the hydrosphere includes all marine life and plants living in bodies of water
False, anything living would be considered part of the biosphere
The term for melted rock under the Earth's surface
If air pressure suddenly drops what kind of weather might follow?
You look outside on a bright sunny day and see large fluffy clouds. What type are they?
Cumulus
Any form of water that falls from clouds to the Earth
Precipitation
97% of Earths water is this type
Saltwater
Name the 3 main types of rocks found in our Geosphere
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
Explain to me how we crushed the can in class.
Air pressure, heat evaporated the water into vapor, we then quickly cooled it and caused vapor return to its water form taking up less space and allowing air pressure to crush the can.
This severe weather event has the fastest winds on Earth and forms over land
Tornado
True or False heat is the only factor that causes water to evaporate. Support your answer
False other factors contribute to evaporation including wind
When ice melts the water level will rise. Do you agree or disagree. Support your answer
Disagree, the ice is already taking up space. It will become the same when it melts.
This continuous process describe how rocks change from one type to another over time.
The rock cycle
This is the lowest layer of the atmosphere where all the weather happens
Troposphere
Why do hurricanes usually weaken after moving onto land?
It loses access to the warm ocean water