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Unit 3 study guide

Chapter 1 and 2

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Why does East Ferris not have any water? East Ferris is running out of water because they are using more than is going to the groundwater reservoir.
Why does West Ferris have more water then East Ferris? They don't have a rain shawdow or they might not use to much water and are careful.
Where is almost all of Earth's water? The Ocean.
Where is most of Earth's Fresh Water? Frozen Glaciers.
The amount of avalible fresh water _________ when people use more than the amount that flows into area. decreases.
People only use what type of water? fresh water.
List three things that can cause water shortages. droughts, overuse, and pollution.
What are three parts of Earth's system that we have discussed in this unit? Biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere.
How do water drops come from? When enough water vapor gets cold and condenses into liquid water.
where does water vapor in the air come from? Liquid air that has evaporated.
How are water moleucules in the states of matter spaced? Gas molecules are very spread out and move fast, liquid molecules are a little spaced and move slow, solid molecules are very tightly packed and don't move.
What molecules are NOT ______ or ______ when water changes from gas to liquid gas. created or deystroyed
For water droplets to form, the water molecules must get____. cold
Water vapor can come from any body of water. true
The water on Earth today is diffrent from hundreds of years ago. false
Give an example of the hydrosphere and atmosphere interesting. Liquid water evaporates to form water vapor in the atmosphere.
Give an example of biosphere and hydrosphere interesting. people using water.
Engineer someone who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a promblem.
Synthesize to put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something.
Resource a supply of something that is useful.
Explanation a description of how something works or why something happens.
Biosphere all living things on Earth.
Hydrosphere all of the water on Earth.
Atmosphere the air that surrounds Earth.
Water vapor water in the form of invisible gas.
Condensation when a gas turns into a liquid.
Molecule a group of atoms joined together in a particular way.
Evaporation when a liquid turns into a gas.
System a group of parts that work together.
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