Spheres
In which sphere does water belong?
What is the hydrosphere?
The changing of water vapor into a liquid (forms clouds).
What is condensation?
About how much of Earth's surface is covered with water?
What is 75%?
What are rain, snow, sleet, & hail called?
What is precipitation?
Which weather instrument measures the amount of rain that has fallen?
What is a rain gauge?
Which of Earth's Systems includes plants and animals?
What is the biosphere?
What is a liquid changing into a gas?
What is evaporation?
An ocean is all of the following except....
a salty body of water
a small body of water
a liquid body of water
a surface body of water
What is a small body of water?
Most rain in the United States starts as_________.
What is snow?
What weather instrument shows wind direction?
What is a wind vane?
Which of Earth's Systems has rocks, Earth's crust, landforms, etc.
What is the geosphere?
The Earth's water cycle begins with a change in temperature. When the Sun heats the Earth, a little water from oceans, lakes, & rivers evaporates.
Which force causes the water cycle to start (begin)?
What is a change in temperature (the Sun)?
Which best describes rivers, streams, and lakes?
surface salt water
salty groundwater
sleet
none of these
What is none of these?
Strong updraft winds keep the ice in the clouds until it is too heavy and falls to the ground.
What is hail?
Which weather instrument measures wind speed?
What is a anemometer?
Which of Earth's Systems contains the air we breathe and protects us from the Sun's rays?
What is the atmosphere?
Which part of the water cycle does dew form?
What is condensation?
What is one reason people would not live near bodies of water?
farming
trading
transportation
mountain climbing
What is mountain climbing?
When raindrops come into contact with the very cold ground or very cold objects.
What is freezing rain?
Which weather instrument measures air pressure?
What is a barometer?
Which of these is not one of Earth's 4 spheres?
biosphere, hydrosphere, water sphere, atmosphere
What is water sphere?
Sometimes, water vapor on a surface may freeze without first becoming liquid water. What forms when this occurs?
What is frost?
Identify how human activity has affected the quality of major bodies of water.
oil spills
use of machines
overuse of water bodies
all of the above
What is all of the above?
If raindrops fall for a longer time through cold air, they freeze before they hit the ground. Frozen raindrops are called?
What is sleet?
Which weather instrument measures the amount of moisture in the air?
What is a hygrometer?