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a thick sheet ofice covering a large area of land.
ice cap
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the upper area of groundwater
water table
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an up-and-down movement of water
wave
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a way of getting water into the soil by artificial means
irrigation
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water stored in the cracks and spaces of underground rock
groundwater
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passing a liquid through materials that remove impurities
filtration
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tiny drops of condensed water in the atmosphere
cloud
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water in a gas state
water vapor
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the rise and fall of ocean water levels
tide
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water in the atmostphere that falls to Earth
precipitation
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More of the Earth's water is found in ___ than in all of Earth's rivers and lakes.
groundwater
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Particles of water go through the process of evaporation as they absorb ______
heat energy
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The water in rivers, lakes, and streams is _______
fresh water
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The place where fresh water and salt water meet.
estuary
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The atmosphere over a body of water holds more ____ than the atmosphere over a desert.
water vapor
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Fixing leaky faucets and taking short showers are just two methods of _____
water conservation
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Wastes from industry, farming, and humans are the main sources of water ____
pollution
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Ocean tides are caused by the pull of ____ between Earth, the Moon and the Sun.
gravity
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Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are types of _______
precipitation
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For a well to produce water, its bottom must be below the ______
water table
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Puffy clouds that appear to rise from a flat bottom.
cumulus clouds
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A boundary between air masses where the warm air mass slides up and over the cold air mass.
warm front
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The force of air pushing on an area.
air pressure
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Clouds that form in layers.
stratus clouds
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Clouds that have a whispy, feather-like shape.
cirrus clouds
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Sections of air with nearly the same temperature and moisture.
air masses
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The blanket of air surrounding Earth.
atmosphere
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When a cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass.
cold front
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A boundary between air masses that don't move.
stationary front
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The measurement of how much water vapor is in the air.
humidity
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What two gases is air mostly made up of?
Nitrogen and oxygen
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What is the climate near a large body of water like?
Cloudy, rainy, cooler summers and warmer winters.
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When there is rain for several days, this may be the result of a...
Stationary Front
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In 1997 and 1998, the eastern US and California experienced heavy rains and flooding as a result of this.
El Nino
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All fronts consist of...
A warm air mass and a cold air mass.
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Almost all of the word's water is found here.
Oceans
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Water is also found surrounding Earth in this.
atmosphere
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Fruits and vegetables contain quite a bit of this.
water
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At low temperatures liquid water can become solid ice by this process.
freezing
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The oceans never overflow because they lose water through.
evaporation
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Name the states in which water may exist.
gas, liquid, solid
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Large streams of water that flow in the ocean are called...
rivers
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The lowest part of a wave is called a....
trough
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In the Northern Hemisphere, warm currents move in this direction
clockwise direction
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The Moon's orbit around Earth causes daily changes in the...
Ocean tides
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Areas with no public disposal systems have...
septic tanks
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There is wind on Eath because the surce of Earth is...
Unevenly heated
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When a cold air mass meets a warm air mass the cold air mass forces the warm air mass upward, possibly resulting in...
violent weather
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If you see high or low pressure areas on a weather map you can predict that the weather will be...
windy
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the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere are layers of...
the atmosphere
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What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is the day to day changes in temperature and conditions and climate is a description of the typical weather for an area over a long period of time.
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