Mr. Woods 9 Weeks exam

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The innermost layer of the thermosphere
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During the summer months, the sun warms and area of tropical ocean water and a large amount of water evaporates into the air. Which of these weather events will MOST LIKELY will occur?
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When water soaks the ground it becomes groundwater through what process?
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The jet stream travels from East to West
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What percent of the earth is covered by water?
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What is Earth's hydrosphere?
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An aquifer is a(n)
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Guyot's are
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Where does the energy come from to power the water cycle?
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The lowest layer of the atmosphere, extending from ground level up to about 17 kilometers, and containing 99 percent of the water vapor and 75 percent of atmospheric gases; where weather and clouds occur
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The second largest ocean, covering an area of 31,830,000 square miles is called the Atlantic
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The smallest rise and fall in tides that occurs when the Earth, Sun and Moon form a right angle
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A meteorologist wants to measure the strength of a storm. He decides he needs to find out how high the waves are. Where should he measure the wave from?
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The outer most layer of the atmosphere
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Following the evaporation stage of the water cycle, the evaporated water
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Trenches in the ocean are
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What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
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When the sun, moon and earth are aligned in a horizontal position it produces a
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The horizontal distance between two successive wave crests or troughs is called wave frequency.
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The number of waves that pass a given point per second is called Wave Period
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When the Sun heats up the surface of a puddle of water, the water
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The loss of water by plants is
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A layer of water-permeable rock is called an aquifer
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An underwater mountain is called
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What gas makes up 78 percent of the atmosphere
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The portion of earth that consists of liquid water including oceans, glaciers, rivers, lakes, ground water, and water vapor.
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Solid or liquid water that falls from the atmosphere to the Earth
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The oceans absorb much of the sunlight reaching earth. When water in the oceans absorb sunlight and heat up, what process can happen to the water?
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A vast, flat area of the ocean floor that spreads from the mid oceanic ridge to where the continents begin is called a trench
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What is the lowest point of a wave called?
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Thick dark clouds located over the Pacific Ocean will cause a
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The fourth largest ocean is the
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A change of state from a gas to a liquid is called
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The highest point on a wave is called
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Which of the following describes the steps of the Water Cycle in the correct order?
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Cumulonimbus clouds located over the Indian ocean cause
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On the continents, land that rises high above the ground is called a mountain. In the oceans, we call this the
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A force caused by the spinning of the Earth whereby ocean currents flow in a clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and in a counterclockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere
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Most of the Earths surface water (97%) is salt water found in oceans?
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The smallest and shallowest of the world's oceans, covering an area of 5,440,000 square miles, completely surrounded by land and mostly covered by sheets of ice, which can be more than 160 feet thick in winter.
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Most of the earth's surface is covered with
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Large waves called _, are different from surface waves and are usually caused by underwater earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or landslides.
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The gently sloping underwater part of a continent
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The vertical distance between the crest and trough of a wave
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Which of the following is an example of condensation?
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All of the following are areas of the ocean EXCEPT:
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Why are cold water currents more likely to be found in the lower parts of the ocean? Because cold water is more dense and tends to sink
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A thunderstorm found over the Indian Ocean produces a
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which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer
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Water vapor changes back into a liquid in a process called