Properties of Water
________ allows dyed water to move against gravity
Capillary action
Land warms up and cools down faster than water bodies because water requires more______ to change its temperature than land
energy/heat
When CO2 levels increase, _________.
Temperature increases.
True or False: Water exists naturally in 3 states on earth.
True
Is water polar or non-polar?
Polar
_______________ act as a global conveyor belt redistributing heat from equator to the poles which helps regulate temperature across different latitude.
ocean currents
What is the natural process when plants and animals release carbon into earth's spheres?
Respiration
What property of water allows it to transport materials through Earth's systems?
It dissolves almost everything.
The _________ cycle causes water trapped in small cracks to expand as it freezes exerting pressure the surrounding material and causing it to break apart
freeze-thaw
What is a factor that contributes to hurricanes?
Warm waters
_______________ is the atmospheric gas responsible for most of the global warming
carbon dioxide
What type of energy drives the water cycle on earth?
Thermal
________ is the property of water is demonstrated by floating objects.
surface tension/cohesion
What were the two hurricanes we talked about most in Unit 3?
Helene & Milton
Energy balance is maintained when incoming solar radiation _________ outgoing infrared radiation.
equals
The Gulf Stream warms nearby coastal towns, leading to ______ winters compared to inland areas.
milder/warmer
Why does temperature of land fluctuate more than that of water bodies?
specific heat capacity of land is less than that of water
During _______ water absorbs energy from the sun, transferring heat from the earth's surface into the atmosphere
evaporation
What are the major Greenhouse gases we discussed in class?
CO2, CH4, N2O
What is the natural process that occurs when plants remove carbon from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis