Water Cycle
95% of Earth's water is this type.
Salt water
The mass of air around the Earth is called...
The atmosphere
Wind
The moon reflects...
Sunlight
Shape
The process that changes liquid water to water vapor is called...
Evaporation
The layer of the atmosphere that protects life on Earth by filtering out UV radiation from the Sun is called...
Ozone Layer
Name 2 types of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
Name the two types of eclipses.
Solar & lunar
Name the two special types of tides.
Spring & neap
Name at least 2 examples of places where collection takes place on Earth.
Lakes, rivers, glaciers, oceans, ponds
This layer of the atmosphere is where weather is formed.
Troposphere
Warm air _______ and cold air ________.
Rises, sinks
In a solar eclipse, the ______ blocks the ______.
Moon, sun
During this phase, only a small part of the moon is visible. It's beginning to look larger.
Waxing Crescent
When water cools and changes from water vapor to liquid water.
Condensation
The Earth traps __________ __________, which helps to keep it warm.
Carbon dioxide
Air masses are classified by _______ and _______.
This person was the first to walk on the moon in the year 1969.
Neil Armstrong
Name the cause of spring tides (most powerful type of tide).
Alignment of Earth, Moon, and Sun
Underground areas where large amounts of groundwater collect are called this.
Aquifers
This layer increases in temperature as altitude increases, which is different from the others.
Stratosphere
Name the 4 types of fronts we studied.
Warm, cold, stationary, occluded
Name the reason why we don't get an eclipse every month.
Give another name for the phase: Last Quarter
Waxing quarter, third quarter