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Unit 3 Ch. 3 and 4
Question | Answer |
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Where in the atmosphere does water vapor condense? | High up where the temperature is cold |
When wind blows toward a mountain, the mountain can direct the wind? | upward |
What are the two factors we discussed that affect the movement of water vapor in the atmosphere? | Wind and mountain size |
When liquid falls as rain, there is water left in the atmosphere. | Less |
What is the rain shadow effect? | A uneven pattern of rain that occurs when wind blows from water to a mountain and creates lots of rain on the way the wind blows. |
Water vapor in the atmosphere hitting a mountain and changing direction is an example of what two spheres interacting? | Hydrosphere and geosphere |
What are the four spheres in Earth's system? | Atmosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere |
Geosphere | All of the rock and soil on Earth |
Biosphere | All living things on Earth |
Hydrosphere | All water on Earth |
Atmosphere | The air that surrounds the Earth |
Water vapor | Water in the form of invisible gas |
Condensation | When gas becomes a liquid |
Molecule | A group of atoms joined together in a particular way |
Evaporation | When a liquid becomes a gas |
System | A group of parts that work together |
Why does more rain form on West Ferris than East Ferris? | More rain forms over West Ferris than East Ferris because more vapor condensing into liquid on the West side. |
When water molecules evaporate they don't (blank) they just (blank) into invisible gas | vanish and turn |