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Unit 3 science
water and weather
Question | Answer |
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Transpiration | The process of which plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves. |
Evaporation | The process of liquid water changing into water vapor (a gas). |
Water Cycle | Water moving above, across, and through Earth's crust and ecosytems in this process. |
Renewable Resources | Any natural resource that can be replenished naturally over time, ex: water, solar, wind, geothermal. |
Surface Water | Water found on the surface of continents and islands. Ex: rivers, lakes, springs, streams and swamps. |
Ground Water | Water located within the gaps and pores in the rocks below Earth's surface. |
Aquifers | Water that collects in large Underground "lakes." |
Precipitation | Solid or liquid water that falls from the water or air. |
Condensation | The process of which water vapor changes into liquid water. |
Permeable | Allows things to pass through them. |
Infiltration | Process when rain water soaks into the ground, into the soil and underlying rock layers. |
layers of the atmosphere | troposphere, stratasphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
warm front | warm air moves into a mass of cool air |
cold front | cold air moves into a mass of warm air |
stationary front |