Air and Water

North Carolina Sound

Gulf of Mexico

Chesapeake Bay

Spongy land that is normally covered in water

regular water, grassy

alkaline (basic), grassy

has trees

acidic, grassy

Many animals go there to have their young, so they've been called the "Nurseries of the Sea"

Virginia's Chesapeake Bay is one of the largest and most productive estuaries in the USA

There are often wetlands around them

There are very few plants and animals able to survive there

They are where freshwater meets saltwater - and are GREAT places to go fishing

runoff causing dangerous algae blooms

Water (Moisture) in the air

Saltiness

Cloudiness

The layer closest to Earth is called the Troposphere.

The layer closest to Earth is called the Thermosphere.

The layer closest to the Earth is called the Exosphere.

Most of the weather that happens takes place in the Troposphere.

Most of the weather that happens takes place in the Thermosphere.

Most of the oxygen is in the Troposphere.

Most of the oxygen is in the mesosphere.

The higher up you go, the less oxygen there is.

The higher up you go, the more oxygen there is.

Air pressure decreases as altitude increases

Air pressure increases as altitude increases

Air pressure decreases as altitude decreases

In the first few layers, the higher up you go, the colder it gets.

In the first few layers, the higher up you go, the hotter it gets.

Gray clouds that cover the sky; rain

Feathery clouds; Good weather now but maybe bad later

Large, dark clouds; thunderstorms

Fluffy clouds; Good weather