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Unit 3 ch 1 and 2
Study guid
Term | Definition |
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East Ferris | East Ferris is running out of water because they are using more water than is going into the groundwater reservoir. East Ferris does not receive much rain and therefore has to rely on the water in the groundwater reservoir. |
West Ferris | West Ferris recivies much more rain than East Ferris. The people of West Ferris do not have to use water just from the groundwater reservoir,they can use water from the rain that falls there. |
Where is almost all of the fresh water ? | In the ocean. |
Where is most of Earth's freshwater? | Frozen Glaciers |
The amount of available freshwater ________ when people use more than the amount that flows into their area. | Decreases |
People only use what kind of water? | Freshwater |
List three things that can cause water shortages. | Droughts, overuse, and poullation. |
What are the three parts of Earth's system that we have discused in this unit. | Biosphere,hydroshpre,atmoshphere. |
How do drops of water form? | When enough water vapor gets cold and condenes into liquid water. |
Where does water vapor in air come from? | Liquid water that has evaporated. |
How are water molecules in the states of matter spaced? | Gas molecules are very spread out and move fast, liquid molecules are a little spaced out and move slow, solid molecules are very tightly packed and and don't move |
Water molucels are not _______ or _________ when water changes from gas to liquid or liquid to gas | Created Destroyed |
For water droplets to form, the water molecules must get _____. | Cold |
True or false Water vapor can come from any body of water. | True |
True or False The water on Earth today is not the same water that was on earth 100 years ago. | False |
Give an example of the hydrosphere and the atmoshphere interacting. | Liquid water evaporates to form water vapor in the atmosphere |
Give an example of the biosphere and hydrosphere interacting | People using water |
someone who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem | Engineer |
a supply of something that is useful | Resource |
A descripton of how somethings works or why something happens | Explanation |
All living things on earth | Biosphere |
All water on Earth | Hydrosphere |
water in the form of invisible gas | Water vapor |
The air that surrounds Earth | Atmosphere |
when a gas turns into a liquid. | Condensation |
a group of atoms joined together in a particular way | Molecule |
When a liquid turns into a gas | Evaporation |
A group of parts that work together | System |