LN-SMT 1 Water Cycle + Sun's Influence on Climate

Front

What is happening when water condenses into liquid?

Back

Water releases thermal energy into the atmosphere in order to change states

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NM.MS-PS1-4.

Front

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas is called ___________.

Back

Evaporation

Answer explanation

When water changes from a liquid (like in the ocean) to a gas (like water vapor in the air) it has EVAPORATED as it absorbed thermal energy!

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NM.MS-ESS2-4.

Front

What is a key source of energy that drives the water cycle?

Back

Solar energy

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NM.MS-ESS2-4.

Front

______ waves can travel through empty space, but ______ waves cannot. This is how the sun's energy can get to Earth, but we can't hear sound in space!

Back

Light, sound

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NM.MS-PS4-2.

Front

Which part of the world receives more intense heat from sunlight?

Back

The equator receives more heat than the poles

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NM.MS-ESS2-6.

Front

Why do different latitudes on Earth receive different amounts of solar energy?

Back

Because of the unequal angle of the Earth's surface in comparison to the sun's rays

Answer explanation

The sun's rays hit the Earth at different ANGLES because the Earth is ROUND--the equator gets less SPREAD OUT light rays because the face of that part of the Earth is PERPENDICULAR to the sun's rays!

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NM.MS-ESS2-6.