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Unit 3 Ch. 3&4 Study
Question | Answer |
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Why does more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris? | More rain forms over West Ferris than East Ferris because more water vapor is condensing into liquid on the West side. By the time the water vapor cools it reaches the top and moves onto the East side there is very little water vapor left. |
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 _____________ | Disappear, Water Vapor |
When wind blows toward a mountain, the mountain can direct the wind____________ | Upward |
What are two factors we discussed that effect the movement of water vapor in the atmosphere? | Wind and mountain size |
When liquid water falls as rain, there is ____ water left in the atmosphere. | Less |
What is 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? | Hydrosphere and Geosphere |
What are the 4 spheres in Earth's system? | Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Biosphere, and Geosphere |
Geosphere | All of the rock and soil on Earth. |
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. |