Earth Systems - Ch. 4!

Water vapor moves in the ___ direction that wind is blowing.

• Same

• Opposite

What can affect the movement of water vapor? It directs water vapor to different parts of the atmosphere. (2 correct answers)

• Rivers

• Wind

• Mountains

• Deserts

• Grass

How do mountains move the water vapor?

• pushes the wind UPWARD, so the water vapor goes HIGHER in the atmosphere

• pushes the wind DOWNWARD, so the water vapor goes LOWER in the atmosphere

• pushes the wind DOWNWARD, so the water vapor goes HIGHER in the atmosphere

Why does it rain a lot on one side of the mountain?

• the mountain causes the water vapor to move HIGHER where it is COLDER so it condenses and falls on one side of the mountain

• the mountain causes the water vapor to move LOWER where it is COLDER so it condenses and falls on one side of the mountain

• the mountain causes the water vapor to move LOWER where it is HOTTER so it condenses and falls on one side of the mountain

The dry area on one side of a mountain is called a ___.

• Geosphere

• rain shadow

• dry mountain

• non-hydro mountain

Most water vapor CONDENSES and falls as rain on the left side of the mountain, so there is not much water vapor over the right side of the mountain. Since there isn't enough water vapor, less rain falls on the right side of the mountain. Is this what causes the rain shadow effect on Ferris Island?

• Yes

• No

A mountain can redirect water vapor upward, where it condenses and falls as rain, which is part of the hydrosphere. The water can then flow down the mountain. What is this explaining?

• how the geosphere and hydrosphere interact

• how the atmosphere and geosphere interact

• how the atmosphere and hydrosphere interact

• how the geosphere and biosphere interact

The Earth is a(n) ___ because it has different parts that interact. - the hydrosphere, geosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

• system

• rain shadow

• water vapor

• iterating

The solid part of Earth

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

The mixture of water vapor and other gases, as well as particles of matter that surrounds the Earth's surface

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere