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15 Cards in this Set
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75% |
amount of water on Earths surface |
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fresh and salt |
2 types of water found on Earth |
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4 examples of fresh water |
rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, glaciers, ice sheets
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Water in 3 different states |
solid, liquid, gas |
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The changes and movement of water during the water cycle are driven by |
suns energy |
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4 examples of precipitation |
rain, snow, sleet, hail
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2 things on Earths surface absorb energy from the sun |
land and water |
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air moves because |
Earths surface is heated unevenly |
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When _____air changes, you can tell that the weather will change. |
air pressure |
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Rising |
air pressure means clearer weather is coming |
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Falling |
air pressure means unsettled or wet weather is coming |
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4 places that water vapor comes from |
oceans, lakes, rivers, plants, animals, damp soil |
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True or False- Humidity never changes. Explain |
False- Humidity changes when more or less water vapor in the air condenses and falls to Earths surface |
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What happens to water vapor when the air gets cooler |
It condenses |
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The main characteristics of an air mass are its |
humidity and temperature |
