7th
What are the two chemicals that make up water?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
All living things on Earth
Biosphere
All water on, below or above Earth's surface
Hydrosphere
All rocks on Earth
Geosphere
Where water is a collected and stored for later use
Reservoir
All gases on Earth
The atmosphere
When water enters the atmosphere from plants
Transpiration
When water enters the atmosphere from different reservoirs
Evaporation
The force that pulls objects to the center of the Earth
Gravity
When water vapor forms a cloud
Condensation
When water leaves the atmosphere and falls back to the surface of the Earth
Precipitation
When water flows across the surface of the Earth
Runoff
When water enters the surface of the Earth and turns into groundwater
Infiltration
Without this, there would be no water cycle
The sun/ Solar energy
The distance from the equator
Latitude
The deflection of air and water around the Earth
Coriolis Effect
Why can't freshwater frozen in glaciers be used?
It requires too much energy to melt it.
What happens to air pressure as altitude increases? What about temperature?
Air pressure decreases.
Temperature decreases.
What direction does air move in a low pressure system?
Counterclockwise and towards the center
What percentage of Earth's water is salt water? Fresh water?
97% Saltwater and 3% Freshwater
Name an air mass that would be humid and Cool
Maritime Polar
Name an air mass that would be dry and warm
Continental Tropical
How does air move between pressure systems?
Air moves from high to low pressure systems
What is the unit for measuring pressure systems?
Isobars
Why do locations near to an ocean experience smaller temperature ranges?
Oceans take longer to cool/heat than land does. During the summer, the ocean cools the land and during the winter the ocean warms the land