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Investigation 7 - 9 Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process by which water vapor changes into liquid water, usually on a surface?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

d)

evaporation

2.

What are a very tiny surfaces on which water may condense on in the atmosphere?

a)

evaporation nuclei

b)

transpiration nuclei

c)

condensation nuclei

d)

precipitation nuclei

3.

What is the temperature at which air is saturated with water vapor and vapor condenses into a liquid?

a)

equilibrium point

b)

evaporation point

c)

condensation point

d)

dew point

4.

What is a flow of unusually warm water in the eastern Pacific Ocean which causes many changes in weather in other places?

a)

El Nino

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

El Nina

d)

Gyre

5.

What is the process by which liquid water changes into water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipiation

6.

What is a worldwide warming trend on Earth that affects global weather?

a)

El Nino

b)

Gyre

c)

Global Warming

d)

El Nina

7.

What is water stored below Earth's surface?

a)

surface water

b)

ground water

c)

lake water

d)

ocean water

8.

What is a warm boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean?

a)

El Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

Gyre

9.

What is a large system of rotation ocean currents?

a)

Grye

b)

Gulf Stream

c)

El Nino

d)

Coriolis Effect

10.

What is precipitation in the form of small balls of ice?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

sleet

11.

What is water vapor in the air?

a)

humidity

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

12.

What is the weather tool used to measure humidity or water vapor called?

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

hygrometer

d)

thermometer

13.

What is a global water pattern affected by winds, differences in water density, tides, and landmasses?

a)

gulf stream

b)

El Nino

c)

ocean current

d)

gyre

14.

What is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

precipitation

15.

What is an instrument sent into Earth's atmosphere to measure temperature, air pressure, humidity, and wind?

a)

radiosonde

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

16.

What is a strong local ocean current that moves directly away from shore?

a)

gulf stream

b)

gyre

c)

ocean current

d)

rip current

17.

What is when air contain as much water vapor as it can at a certain temperature?

a)

salinity

b)

saturated

c)

absorbed

d)

emission

18.

What is the continuous process by which water travels through plants and releases as water vapor

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

19.

What is the repeating sequence of condensation and evaporation of water on Earth, causing clouds and rain or other types of precipitation?

a)

weather factor

b)

boundary current

c)

gulf stream

d)

water cycle

20.

What is a large-scale ocean current along the coastline?

a)

boundary current

b)

gulf stream

c)

rip current

d)

gyre

21.

What is the variable, gaseous state of water found in the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

water vapor

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

air mass

22.

What is the change in our climate due to increased greenhouse gases and energy usage?

a)

climate change

b)

global warming

c)

climatology

d)

weather change

23.

What is a worldwide warming trend on Earth that affects global weather?

a)

climatology

b)

global warming

c)

climate change

d)

weather change

24.

What is a sample from deep, ancient ice near Earth’s poles that provides information about the gas content of the atmosphere in the past?

a)

core sample

b)

ice core

c)

climate core

d)

rock core

25.

What is the study of long-term climate trends extending to ancient times?

a)

climatology

b)

meteorology

c)

geology

d)

paleoclimatology