Water Cycle
Oceans and Currents
The Atmosphere/Air Pressure
Processes
Definitions
Graphs and Random Trivia
100
Water moves the slowest in which type of water body?
A. river
B. cloud
C. ocean
D. groundwater
D. groundwater
100
When liquid water gains enough energy to escape the liquid’s surface and form water vapor, the process is called
evaporation
100
Which process causes wind?
A. ocean currents
B. differences in elevation
C. condensation in the atmosphere
D. the uneven heating of Earth by the sun
D. the uneven heating of Earth by the sun
100
The sun’s energy enters Earth by the process of __________
radiation
100
What refers to the mass per unit volume of a material?
Density
100
What was Mr. Lagge's first job?
Horse Sale Barn/Scooping Horse Manure
200
An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock from which water can be extracted
What is an aquifer
200
Ocean currents are generated by density differences in water masses and this.
What is wind
200
The Earth’s atmosphere is held next to the Earth by this
What is gravity
200
Which process does the diagram show?
Convection
200
The stream‑like movement of ocean water in a regular pattern is called a(n)
Ocean Current
200
Where is the water the most salty?
23 degrees north and south
300
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reach the Earth’s surface
What is precipitation
300
A narrow band of strong air currents encircling the globe. They are usually between 6 to 14 Kilometers off the ground and can reach up to speeds of 442 Kilometers per hour.
What is the Jetstream
300
A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout.
What is an Air Mass
300
thermal energy flows from the water to the air by ________
conduction
300
As water flows throughout a plant, some water changes to water vapor as it leaves the plant through small openings called stomata. This release of water vapor into the air by plants is called
transpiration
300
How many states has Mr. Lagge visited?
26
400
The cycling of water through Earth’s systems is driven by gravitational force, density and _______
What is energy from the sun
400
The phenomenon that causes fluids like water and air to curve as they travel across or above the Earth’s surface
What is the Coriolis Effect
400
A tool used to measure atmospheric pressure
What is a barometer
400
Which type of current occurs when surface water on the ocean becomes denser than the water below it and sinks?
Deep current
400
When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid, the process is called
sublimination
400
What is the air pressure at 10,000m?
28 kPa
500
A line connecting locations of equal barometric pressure
What are Isobars
500
Ocean surface currents flow in huge circular patterns, called _______
gyres
500
What winds are dry, warm winds that can blow at high speeds through Southern California during the fall and winter? The winds can form when there is an area of cold, high-pressure air around the Great Basin, and an area of warm, low-pressure air near Southern California.
Santa Ana
500
This movement of cold and nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface is called __________
upwelling
500
Global winds are also known as ____________
prevailing winds
500
What's Mr. Lagge's favorite dessert?
Chocolate-chip cookie dough cheesecake