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Hydro and Atmos
Hydrosphere and atmosphere
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the percentage breakdown of the Earth's water? | 97% unusable salt water 2% fresh-frozen water 1% unusable fresh water |
| Define Hydrosphere- | all water in and on the Earth |
| What is water made of? | H2O - 1 oxygenation and 2 hydrogen atoms |
| What temperature does water boil at? | 100 C and 212 F |
| What temperature does water freeze at? | 0 C and 32 F |
| What are 3 forms of water? | Solid, Liquid, and Gas |
| Explain the water cycle | When the sun warms water it evaporates. When the droplets are cool enough, they condense into clouds. Precipitation returns the water to the surface of the earth. The water collects in oceans, lakes, and rivers. This starts the cycle over - |
| Define Condensation | water collecting in clouds as a solid or gas |
| Define Evaporation | water traveling upward as a gas |
| Define Precipitation | water falling from the sky as rain, snow, etc. |
| Define Accumulation ( collection) | water collecting in puddles, ponds, rivers, oceans, glaciers, etc. |
| Define Transpiration | water evaporating from the leaves of plants |
| Describe the watershed experiment - | lines of ink on paper adding water ink spreads into colors |
| What is air made of? | 78% nitrogen 21% oxygen 1% other gases |
| what are the 5 layers of the atmosphere? | Exosphere Thermosphere Mesoshpere Stratosphere Troposhpere |
| In which layer does our weather happen? | troposphere |
| The Ozone layer is in which layer of the atmosphere? | Stratosphere |
| what does the Ozone layer do? | It prevents harmful radiation |
| what is the difference between weather and climate? | Weather is the general term for the behavior of the earth's atmosphere and its daily changes. Climate is the average weather in an area over a long period of time. |
| Define temperature- | the hotness or coldness of the air |
| Define air pressure - | the weight or gravitational pull of the air |
| What are the 4 types of clouds? | Cumulus Cirrus Stratus Cumulonimbus |
| What is a cumulus cloud? | puffy white clouds |
| what is a stratus cloud? | low, foggy clouds |
| what is a cirrus cloud? | high, thin, white, streaky clouds |
| What is cumulonibus cloud? | a dark, puffy, rain bearing cloud |
| Define meteorology- | the study of weather, climate, and the earth's atmosphere. |
| What does a Thermometer measure? | measures the temperature of the air |
| What does a Barometer measure? | measures the air pressure |
| What does a weather vane measure? | measure the wind direction |
| What does a Beaufort scale measure? | it measures wind and classifies????? |
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