Earth's System

If you climbed a mountain, what would you expect the temperature to do?

• decrease (get colder)

• increase (get warmer)

• stay the same

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Where is most of Earth's water located?

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Ponds

• Swamps

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Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?

• Oceans

• Lakes

• Glaciers and Ice Caps

• Groundwater

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When a liquid turns into a gas

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Heat

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Which is the opposite of condensation?

• runoff

• precipitation

• evaporation

• solidification

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Precipitation (rain) occurs because

• the droplets evaporate in the air

• the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold

• the droplets are too light for the air to hold

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Q. What can affect the movement of water vapor in the atmosphere?

• rain and snow

• Wind and mountains

• planets and the sun

• plants and animals

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Fill in the blank : When wind blows toward a mountain, the mountain can direct the wind 1. _________.This moves water vapor 2. ________ in the atmosphere.

• 1. Up 2. lower

• 1. down 2. lower

• 1. Up 2. higher

• 1. Down 2. higher

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Q. In the atmosphere the air is warmer higher up.

• True

• False

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Which side of the mountain will get more rain?

• The right side: water is evaporating and precipitating (raining) before it gets to the other side.

• The left side: water is evaporating and precipitating (raining) before it gets to the other side.

• The right side: water is condensing and precipitating (raining) before it gets to the other side.

• The left side: water is condensing and precipitating (raining) before it gets to the other side.

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