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Water and the Atmosphere
Water and the Atmosphere
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Study of water and the atmosphere unit 1.
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What kind of water is found in all of Earth's rivers and lakes
groundwater
ice
salt
tap
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a _________ stores water for human use.
reservoir
habitat
watercycle
tributary
3
Separates two watersheds
factor
river
divide
multiple
4
____________ are streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river
river systems
lakes
tributaries
watersheds
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water molecules of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas called water vapor
evaporation
precipitation
condensation
transpiration
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The process by which water falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail or sleet
evaporation
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
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Nutrients that build up in a lake
condensation
eutrophication
elevation
education
8
Plants give off water vapor through their leaves in a process called
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
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A place in which an organism lives and obtains the things it needs to survive is its
residence
habitat
niche
hobbit
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This forms when water collects in hollows and low-lying areas of land.
condensation
ponds
precipitation
Oceans
11
Water vapor in air cools and becomes water droplets that mix with air particles to form clouds
photosynthesis
transpiration
condensation
evaporation
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Another name for drainage basins are
continents
divides
eutrophication
watersheds
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Energy from the sun and __________ drives our water cycle
moon
gravity
oceans
atmosphere
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Plants use water, carbon dioxide and energy to make food in a process called
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
photosynthesis
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Salt water is found in oceans and salt lakes and is __________ percent of Earth's water.
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