Module 2 & 3 Study Guide

Define Precipitation

• water that falls to Earth's surface

• water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes.

• Water found below Earth's surface

• when water vapor cools and forms clouds

Define Condensation

• water that falls to Earth's surface

• water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes.

• Water found below Earth's surface

• when water vapor cools and forms clouds

Define Water Vapor

• water that falls to Earth's surface

• Water that occurs in the air as an invisible gas

• Water found below Earth's surface

• when water vapor cools and forms clouds

Define Groundwater

• water that falls to Earth's surface

• Water that occurs in the air as an invisible gas

• Water found below Earth's surface

• when water vapor cools and forms clouds

Define Water Cycle

• Movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

• Water that occurs in the air as an invisible gas

• Water found below Earth's surface

• when water vapor cools and forms clouds

What is the immediate effect of weathering? (pg. 56)

• Tree roots pry rocks apart.

• Sediment forms into sand dunes.

• Sediment is moved from one place to another

• Rainfall

Which of the following is a water problem

• conservation

• drought

• flood

• runoff

Define peninsula

• land that rises higher than 2,000ft

• areas of low land located between mountains or hills

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• stretches of mostly flat land

Define island

• areas of land completely surrounded by water

• areas of low land located between mountains or hills

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• stretches of mostly flat land

Define plain

• land that rises higher than 2,000ft

• areas of low land located between mountains or hills

• land surrounded by water on three sides

• stretches of mostly flat land