Earth Systems Amplify Chapter 4

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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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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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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In the ​ ​ (a)   , water exists in its solid form as ice

• cryosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

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What liquid features are found in the geosphere and hydrosphere? The liquid feature found in the geosphere is ​ (a)   and in the hydrosphere​ ​ (b)   .

• molten rock

• water in the ocean

• glaciers

• evaporation

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

• Up 2. lower

• down 2. lower

• Up 2. higher

• Down 2. higher

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The air that surrounds Earth

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

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The solid part of Earth

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hemisphere

• hydrosphere

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