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The Earth's Water
Meteorology
Weathering and Erosion
Changes in Weather
Reading
100
The process moving water in and out of the atmosphere
What is the Water Cycle
100
I am a scientist that studies weather
Who is a meteorologist
100
Small pieces that break off rocks
What are sediments
100
Liquid rock from the center of the earth escapes through volcanoes
What is magma
100
I would look here to find the meaning of drought
What is a dictionary
200
Heat energy from the sun causes water to turn to gas
What is evaporation or water vapor
200
This tends to bring stormy, cold weather
What is a cold front
200
The slow process that breaks down rocks into sediments
What is weathering
200
Hot, moist air rises to meet cool dry air which forms a funnel cloud that produces winds up to 300 miles per hour
What is a tornado
200
I could look here to find the page numbers in my text book that describes the 4 types of clouds
What is an index
300
4 forms of precipitation
What is rain, hail, snow, and sleet
300
This pressure system causes clear, sunny skies
What is a high-pressure system
300
Sediments are moved to another place by wind, water, ice, or gravity in this process
What is erosion
300
Plates get stuck when grinding against each other and the tension releases energy that can knock down buildings and move tons of rock
What is an earthquake
300
The cause of runoff and groundwater
What is precipitation
400
This percentage of the earth is covered in water
What is 75%
400
The average weather over a long period of time
What is climate
400
This carved the Grand Canyon out of the gigantic plateau in northern Arizona millions of years ago
What is the Colorado River
400
An area doesn't get rain for a long period of time
What is a drought
400
If I was writing a report about glaciers, I could look here to find specific facts
What is an encyclopedia
500
Water vapor cools and turns to liquid again.Tiny droplets of water vapor form clouds in this process.
What is condensation
500
This measures wind speed
What is an anemometer
500
Sediments land somewhere else and stay for a while in this process
What is deposition
500
Name 4 types of extreme WEATHER
What is a tornado, thunderstorm, blizzard, and hurricane
500
The process of the water cyle put into sequence
What is evaporation, condensation, precipitation