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Question | Answer |
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Why does more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris | More rains forms over West Ferris than East Ferris because more water vapor is condensing into liquid over the West side of Ferris Island. The water evaporates from the ocean and the wind blows it towards the mountain. When the water vapor is pushed into |
Where in the atmosphere does water vapor condense? | High up where the temperature is cold |
When liquid water evaporates, water molecules do not ___, they change to ___ ____ | 1-Disappear 2-Water Vapor |
When wind blows toward a mountain, the mountain can direct the wind _____ | upward |
What are the 2 factors that affect the movement of water vapor in the atmosphere | wind and Mountain size |
When liquid water falls as rain, there is __ rain in the atmosphere | less |
What is the rain shadow effect | The uneven pattern of rain that occurs when wind blows from a body of water towards a mountain and creates a lot of rain on the windward side of the mountain and very little on the opposite side |
water vapor in the atmosphere hitting a mountain and changing direction is an example of what two spheres interacting | hydro- and geo- sphere |
The 4 spheres on earth is | atmo- hydro- bio- and geo- sphere |
geosphere | all rock and soil on earth |
biosphere | all living things on earth |
hydrosphere | all water on earth |
atmosphere | the air around earth |
water vapor | water in form of gas |
condensation | when gas become liquid |
molecule | groups of atoms that make up matter |
evaporation | when liquid become gas |
system | a group of parts that work together |