Part 3: Earth the water planet Test

Question 1

heat and cool earth, influence climate, humidify and dry the planet, warm seas and wind move to the icy poles, controls wind speed and direction, phytoplankton produces half the oxygen, releases aerosols, part of the water and carbon cycle

Answer 1

Oceans

Question 2

warms surface water of the eastern and central Pacific Ocean (occurs in winter, winds get weaker so the ocean gets warmer)

Answer 2

El Niño

Question 3

cold temperature in the Pacific. (opposite of El Niño)

Answer 3

La Niña

Question 4

sold state turns directly to a gas state skipping liquid state

Answer 4

Sublimation

Question 5

water released by plants into the air

Answer 5

transpiration

Question 6

slow movement of water through the soil

Answer 6

Percolation

Question 7

water that had gone underground that seeps back into the oceans, rivers or lakes

Answer 7

Groundwater discharge

Question 8

temperature in which air must be cooled for saturation to occur

Answer 8

Dew Point

Question 9

device used to measure humidity

Answer 9

Sling psychrometer

Question 10

water molecules attach to a condensation nuclei

Answer 10

Cloud formation

Question 11

Hydrogen bonds ABSORB heat when they BREAK and RELEASE heat when they FORM

Answer 11

High Specific Heat