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22 Cards in this Set
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What percentage of the earth's surface is covered with water?
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3/4 or 75% of the earth is covered with water
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What are winds that blow from the same directions known as?
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prevailing winds
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What nation has more tornadoes than any other nation in the world?
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United States
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What makes up the hydrosphere?
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The hydrosphere is made up of all the water on earth including the oceans, lakes, land water and the atmosphere
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What is the amount of water vapor in the air called?
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humidity
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What percentage of the human body is made up of water?
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70% of the body is water
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What is the horizontal motion of air between areas of different pressure?
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wind
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What percentage of the world's population lives in areas with severe water problems?
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30% of the population live where there are severe water problems
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The process by which water vapor changes from a gas into a liquid is called?
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condensation
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Michigan is in what climate zone?
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Hunid Continental Climate zone
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How long can humans survive without water?
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Humans can survive only a week without water
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On what continents would you find the humid continental climate region?
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North America, Asia, and Europe
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The southern part of the United States falls primarily in what climate region?
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Humid subtropical
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This climate has the most changeable weather conditions and experiences four distinct seasons
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humid subtropical
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What US state is the only one with a portion of tropical savanna climate?
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California?
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The human brain and a tree are what percent water?
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75%
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There is enough fresh water on the planet. The probelm is the unequal ........... of the water
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Distribution
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Humans can survive one...... without water, but can survie for more than a ...... without food
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week month
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Dirty water causes ... of disease in developing countries?
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???
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Within what three forms can water exist?
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Solid, Liquid, and Gas
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What percentage of the earth water is either salty or frozen?
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97% of earth's water is salt water
2% is frozen in the polar region |
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What is the hydrologic cycle?
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The circulation of water through the hydrosphere is called the hydrologic cycle
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