Lesson 3 And 4

Question 1

Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks.

Answer 1

Groundwater

Question 2

An underground layer of rocks or soil that has connected pores, or holes, that water can pass through.

Answer 2

Aquifer

Question 3

The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem.

Answer 3

Estuary

Question 4

The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock.

Answer 4

Erosion

Question 5

The dropping off of eroded soil and bits of rocks.

Answer 5

Deposition

Question 6

The process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used by living things.

Answer 6

Desalination

Question 7

The slow changing of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point.

Answer 7

Evaporation

Question 8

The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed.

Answer 8

Condensation

Question 9

Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, or snow.

Answer 9

Precipitation

Question 10

The average weather pattern of a region over time.

Answer 10

Climate

Question 11

The boundary between two air masses ;examples include cold fronts, warm fronts and stationary fronts,

Answer 11

Front

Question 12

3% of Earth’s Water is freshwater which is mostly _____________

Answer 12

Frozen

Question 13

______________ provides fresh water for homes, farms, and businesses

Answer 13

Running water

Question 14

________________ is an artificial lake that stores water.

Answer 14

Reservoir

Question 15

70% of the Earth’s surface is ______________ water.

Answer 15

Salty

Question 16

Name the 2 most abundant minerals in the ocean water

Answer 16

Sodium and Chloride

Question 17

______________ is the largest percentage of dissolved materials in the ocean water

Answer 17

Sodium chloride or salt

Question 18

________________ is a measure of how salty water is

Answer 18

Salinity

Question 19

Fast running water ecosystems have more __________________ than slower running water

Answer 19

Oxygen

Question 20

_____________________ is and ecosystem that is wet during some or all of the year

Answer 20

Wetland

Question 21

Wetlands include

Answer 21

Marshes,Bogs,Swamps

Question 22

Estuaries change with the _____________

Answer 22

Tide

Question 23

_______________ is the constant movement of ocean water

Answer 23

Current

Question 24

___________________ is a powerful cause of erosion

Answer 24

Gravity

Question 25

Fast-moving rivers can wash away soil and rocks, depositing them into a lake and ocean. The built up sediment can form a landform called a ________________

Answer 25

Delta

Question 26

________________ where land and a body of water meet

Answer 26

Shoreline

Question 27

________________ any area of shoreline made of materials deposited by waves

Answer 27

Beach

Question 28

_________________ cause rocks to hit off of other rocks and move sand and rocks pieces to other locations, such as forming beaches, sandbars and barriers islands.

Answer 28

Waves

Question 29

The ______________ is the energy source for the Water Cycle.

Answer 29

Sun

Question 30

Step 1 of Water cycle _____________ or changes from a liquid to a gas in the form of ______________

Answer 30

Water evaporation and water vapor

Question 31

________________ is when water evaporates from the leaves of the plants

Answer 31

Transpiration

Question 32

Step 2- Water vapor cools in the process of __________________

Answer 32

Condenses

Question 33

________________ form which is condensed water vapor in the atmosphere

Answer 33

Clouds form

Question 34

Step 3- _______________ occurs as water falls from the clouds

Answer 34

Precipitation

Question 35

________________ precipitation that flows across the land’s surface or falls into rivers and streams

Answer 35

Runoff

Question 36

________________ is a region that contributes water to a river or river system

Answer 36

Watershed

Question 37

_________________ is the condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

Answer 37

Weather

Question 38

___________________ is the force of air pushing on an area

Answer 38

Air pressure

Question 39

______________is a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air

Answer 39

Humidity

Question 40

_________________ is the height above the Earth’s surface and is measured from sea level

Answer 40

Altitude

Question 41

____________________ is a slow process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces

Answer 41

Weathering

Question 42

_____________________ air masses from over the northern polar region

Answer 42

Cold dry

Question 43

__________________ air masses form over tropical land

Answer 43

Warm dry

Question 44

_______________ air masses from over tropical waters

Answer 44

Warm moist

Question 45

_____________ front brings light steady rain

Answer 45

Warm

Question 46

_____________ front brings stormy weather

Answer 46

Cold

Question 47

__________________ fronts cause rainy weather to last for days

Answer 47

Stationary fronts