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Water Cycle/Weather
Term | Definition |
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Water Cycle | |
Water Storage | Water locked up in its present state for a relatively long time |
Evaporation | When liquid changes to a gas |
Sublimation | The process of snow turning to water vapor without first melting |
Transpiration | |
Evapotranspiration | Water lost through the atmosphere from the ground surface and transpiration of groundwater through their leaves |
Atmospheric Pressure | Pressure caused by the weight of air above an area |
Air Masses | |
High Pressure | As air cools it becomes more dense and sinks towards the earth's surface spinning clockwise |
Low Pressure | As air warms, it becomes less dense and rises above the earth's surface spinning counterclockwise |
Isobars | A line connections points of equal atmospheric pressure |
Barometer | Measures atmospheric pressure in mb and Hg |
Weather Balloon | |
Compass Rose | |
Anemometer | Measures wind speed in mph |
Thermometer | Measures temperature |
Wind Vane | |
Front | The boundary between 2 air masses |
Cold Front | A cold air mass replacing a warm air mass |
Warm Front | A warm air mass replacing a cold air mass |
Stationary Front | A boundary between two air masses that aren't strong enough to overtake one another |
Occluded Front | 2 cold air masses converge on a warm air mass |
Atmosphere | Super highway used to transport water around the globe |
Condensation | When water vapor turns into water |
Hydro logic cycle | Process by which water circulates between Earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land |
Solstice |