Map Test Review - Set 3

Front 1

This protects Earth like ablanket of insulation, absorbs heat and holds it in to help keep Earthwarm, keeps the overall temperature of Earth steady, and helps form weatherpatterns and climate: _________________________________.

Back 1

Atmosphere

Front 2

When heat is trapped between Earth and the atmosphere, this happens:

Back 2

The Green House Effect

Front 3

Earth's atmosphere helps keep the overall ________________________ of Earth steady so that it doesn't get too cold at night, or too hot during the day.

Back 3

Temperature

Front 4

The Greenhouse Effect happens when too much heat and ________________ _____________________ is trapped between a planet and its atmosphere.

Back 4

Carbon Dioxide

Front 5

A layer of the atmosphere that protects Earth from the sun's harmful radiation is called :

Back 5

Ozone

Front 6

The air in Earth'satmosphere is made up mostly of two gases. What are they?

Back 6

Nitrogen and Oxygen

Front 7

This gas makes up about 78% of the air we breathe:

Back 7

Nitrogen

Front 8

This gas makes up about 21% of the air we breathe:

Back 8

Oxygen

Front 9

The air we breathe is made up of about 1% of water vapor and _________________ gases.

Back 9

Trace

Front 10

The earth has a limited amount of water that is recycled over and over by the ___________________ cycle.

Back 10

Water

Front 11

The water cycle consists of these four parts:

Back 11

1. evaporation (called transpiration for plants)

2. condensation

3. precipitation.

4. collection

Front 12

Evaporation from the leaves of plants is called:

Back 12

Transpiration

Front 13

Water (in rivers, lakes, oceans, etc) is heated by the sun and turned into steam. This vapor/steam goes into the air. What is this process called?

Back 13

Evaporation

Front 14

Another form of evaporation occurs when water is lost from the leaves of plants and evaporated into the air. This is called : ____________________

Back 14

Transpiration

Front 15

__________________ and ______________________ work together to add water to the air.

Back 15

Evaporation and Transpiration

Front 16

When water vapor in the air gets cold and changes back to liquid (forming clouds), we called this: ______________________________

Back 16

Condensation

Front 17

When so much water condensesthat the clouds get heavy and cannot hold it anymore, water falls back to Earthas this happens: _______________________________________

Back 17

Precipitation

Front 18

Rain, hail, sleet, or snow happen when the clouds get heavy and water falls back to Earth. These are all forms of _________________

Back 18

Precipitation

Front 19

When water falls back to Earth as precipitation, it collects (in oceans, lakes, rivers, etc) OR soaks into the Earth to become ground water. This describes the part of the water cycle called: ________________________

Back 19

Collection

Front 20

The four parts of the water cycle are:

Back 20

Evaporation/Transpiration

Condensation

Precipitation

Collection

Front 21

Large pockets of air form and move (separate from the atmosphere). These moving pockets of air are called ________________ __________________.

Back 21

Air Masses

Front 22

Air masses develop above parts of the Earth with _____________________ characteristics (ocean, large forest, etc).

Back 22

Similar

Front 23

The air must remain over anarea for at least a couple of days before moving on. When air massesleave their original source region and begin moving to other areas, they bringwith them the _______________________ common to their source region.

Back 23

Conditions

Front 24

When 2 air masses meet, the air within them does not easily mix so a border called a ______________________ forms between them.

Back 24

Front

Front 25

As a warm air mass approaches a cold air mass, what will happen? (Hint: Which one will rise above the other one?)

Back 25

As warm air approaches, it is lifted ABOVE the cold front.

Front 26

Fronts that bring warm air are called:

Back 26

Warm Fronts

Front 27

Fronts that bring cold air are called:

Back 27

Cold Fronts

Front 28

As a warm air mass rises over a cold air mass, it expands and cools down. As it cools, water vapor can condense which creates __________________________________.

Back 28

Percipitation

Front 29

Storms and other dramatic weather (like tornadoes) can occur when this happens:

Back 29

Warm air masses rising over a cold air mass.