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unit 3ch.3&4 study

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Why dose more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris 1. More rain forms over West Ferris than East Ferris because More water vapor is condensing into liquid on the West side. The water evaporates from the ocean and the wind blows it toward the mountain.
Why dose more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris 2. When the water vapor is pushed into the mountain by the wind, the mountain pushes it upward. As the water vapor moves up the mountain, the atmosphere is colder as it gets higher.
Why dose more rain form over West Ferris than East Ferris 3. As the water vapor cools, it turns into liquid water and falls down as rain. By the time it reaches the top and moves onto the East side there is very little water vapor left.
Where in the atmosphere dose water vapor condensate? High up where the temperature is cold
When liquid water evaporates, water molecules do not _________, they change to _____ _____. disappear water vapor
when the 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 water falls as rain, there is ____ water left in the atmosphere. less
What is the rain shadow effect? The uneven pattern of rain that occurs when win 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.
What are the 4 spheres in the 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
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