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| water vapor (a gas) is cooled and is changed to water in the liquid state[image] |
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| water in liquid state is heated to a point where it is change to water vapor (a gas)[image] |
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| water seeps down into the cracks and pore space in soil and rocks until it reaches the water table[image] |
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| water in the form of hail, rain, sleet, snow, and so on, falls from the clouds[image] |
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| water vapor is released into the atmosphere, by plants, as a product of photosynthesis[image] |
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| Step 1. Scientific Method: state the problem |
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| What fertilizer will help plants grow? |
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| Step 2. Scientific Method: collect background information |
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| Research fertilizers and plants |
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| Step 3: Scientific Method: state a hypothesis |
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| I think Miracle Grow will help plants grow. |
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| Step 4: The Scientific Method: experiment |
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| Give half of the plants fertilizer and measure their growth over a period of time. |
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| Step 5.Scientific Method: conclusion |
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| Miracle grow helped plants to grow taller and healthier than the control group. |
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What type of pressure system has:
warm and rising air
stormy weather
wind blowing into the area |
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| Low Pressure System
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What type of pressure system has:
clear skies, good weather
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| High Pressure System
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| What is the power that fuels the weather? |
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| Trapping of the Sun's energy within the Earth's Atmosphere to make the Earth livable. |
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| The amount of water vapor in the air at any given time is usually less than that required to saturate the air. The relative humidity is the percent of saturation humidity, generally calculated in relation to saturated vapor density. |
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| What causes wind/weather? |
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| The unequal heating of the earth.[image] |
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| Layers of the Earth's atmopshere from surface up. |
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Pauses:
Tropopause etc.
What temperatue movement does this indicate? |
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| A vertical temperature line indicates no change in temperature at those altitudes. |
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| Air pressure greater on the outside than inside. Example: the soda can experiment.[image] |
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| Pressure is greater inside than outside.[image] |
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| Air pressure decreases as you go farther up, why? |
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| There are fewer and fewer molecules of gases as you go up in altitude causing the air pressure to decrease. |
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| As solar energy enters the Earth's atmosphere what three things can happen? |
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| absorbed by the earth's surface
reflected by clouds
absorbed by the earth's ocean [image] |
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| When air, falling from an area of high pressure, moves into an area of low pressure, replacing the air that is rising, this creates __________ between the high and low pressure zones. |
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| Which two characteristics of the air mass affect the weather of the area over which it is passing? |
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| temperature and moisture content of the air |
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| The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor that the air could hold at a specific temperature is called__________. |
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| The current atmospheric conditions |
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| The long term average (30 years) weather conditions of an area. |
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| What produces the energy, initial motion, and direction of the surface currents in the oceans? |
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| What two substances are found in the greatest abundance among substances dissolved in sea water? |
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| Chlorine and Sodium (This is the chemical compostition of salt) |
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| large, circular, ocean currents |
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| warm water current example |
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| The west wind drift circles the globe, near Antarctica, unimpeded |
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| 0 degrees longitude is know as the |
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| horizontal lines that encircle the globe, like the equator |
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| vertical lines that intersect at the poles |
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| A geographical area over which surface water flows and collects into rivers, lakes, ponds, and other surface water features. |
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| Currents which create areas rich in nutrients, which provides food for large numbers of fish. |
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| What % of the surface of the Earth is covered by water? |
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| What % of the water of the Earth is usable by man (fresh)? |
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| What % of the surface of the Earth is covered by land? |
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| These things can happen to water as it reaches the ground following precipitation: |
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| It evaporates.,It flows over the surface ,It seeps into the ground and becomes groundwater. |
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| Powerful agent of erosion that affects beaches |
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| As altitude increases, air pressure __________. |
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| The most abundant gas in the atmosphere is..? |
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| The second most abudant gas in the atmosphere is? |
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| 4 factors that affect weather conditions are... |
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Heat
Moisture
Air movement
Air pressure |
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| Due to the gravity of the earth, the gases are attracted to earth, essentially causing them to push down on anything they surround or are above. |
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| What earth motion is responsible for the Coriolis Effect? |
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| the rotation of the earth on its axis (spinning)
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| Instrument used to measure air pressure in the atmosphere. |
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| distance between midpoint and crest |
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| Study the ocean floor features |
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| Readily available sources for drinking water include: |
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| rivers, lakes and groundwater |
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| A direct sensory experience. Example: "I saw the footprint." |
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| An assumption based on an observation. Example:"I saw the animal tracks and knew a lion must be nearby." You did not see the lion but you made an assumption based on the observation. |
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| Often debated and changing scientific belief. Theories do not become laws. |
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| An accepted understanding of the natural world. Example: The Law of Gravity |
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| Untested and uproven beliefs. Example:Astrology |
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| Testable and supported by experimentation. |
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| frozen areas of the Earth |
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| the land and surface features of the Earth including earthquakes, volcanoes and mineral resource etc. |
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| the living organisms on the Earth |
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| water moving through the cycle on Earth and in the atmosphere |
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| the gases surrounding the Earth including the troposhere where all weather takes place |
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| weather expected in a low pressure system |
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| weather expected from a high pressure system |
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| cold air and calm weather |
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| Know the gases in the atmosphere and their functions |
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Oxygen:breathing
Carbon Dioxide:Plants need it, warms the Earth
Ozone:Keeps out harmful rays of the Sun
Nitrogen: The most abundant gas |
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| Know the parts of the water cycle |
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