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WorksheetsUnit 2 Spheres Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
The relatively thin layer of gases that form the Earth’s outermost layer is known as the __________________.
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Crysophere
The portion of Earth that consists of liquid water, including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, groundwater and water vapor is called the ______________________.
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Lithosphere
The condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a specific, particular time and place is called ____________________.
Climate
Weather
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
________________ is the average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area.
Climate
Weather
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
The ability to do work or cause change is known as _________.
Motivation
Energy
Willpower
Fuel
The specific measurement of how hot or cold something is, is called __________________.
Heat
Temperature
Degrees
The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a colder object is known as _____________________.
Heat
Temperature
Thermometer
The movement of fluids within a larger body (usually of water) is called _____________________.
Whirlpool
Swirling
Current
Jet Stream
Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth’s surface are called _____________________.
Whirlpool
Swirling
Current
Jet Stream
______________ is the horizontal movement of air from one area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
Current
Jet Stream
Weather
Wind
__________________ refers to any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth’s surface as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
The continuous movement of water from atmosphere, oceans, and land surface due to evaporation, condensation and precipitation is called the __________________________.
Carbon Cycle
Rock Cycle
Water Cycle
Spheres Cycle
The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents is the ______________________ effect.
Fabian
Einstein
Coriolis
Skywalker
The transfer of heat from one object to another (direct touch/contact) is called ________________________.
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
The transfer of heat within a fluid (liquid or gas) is called ________________________.
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
The transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves, resulting in heat transfer across spaces without fluid or direct contact, is called _______________________.
Convection
Conduction
Radiation
What is weather?
It describes the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific, particular time and/or place.
It describes the conditions and patterns of the atmosphere over a long-term but well defined period of time and/or location.
The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a colder object.
The movement of fluids within a larger body (usually of water).
Which best describes climate?
Predictable patterns over time
Random weather conditions
Well defined conditions
Today's weather
