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5th grade water cycle, weather and Climate

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Hydrosphere   all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds  
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Evaporation   is the process of a substance in a liquid state changing to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature and/or pressure.  
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Transpiration   is the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves  
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Condensation   the conversion (changing) of a vapor or gas to a liquid.  
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Precipitation   rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground  
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The Desert Environment.   An area having an annual rainfall of 10 in. (25 cm) or less  
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dry air   arid  
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A swamp is   a wetland that is forested  
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Mountains   a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level.  
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The higher the elevation   the colder the temperature  
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Tropical Zone   the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate  
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Temperate Zone   lying between the tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere and the tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere, climate is warm in the summer, cold in the winter, and moderate in the spring and fall  
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Polar Zone   above the arctic circle and below the antarctic circle with extremely cold winters and cool summers  
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Mediterranean climate   a climate having sunny, hot, dry summers and rainy winters. affected by ocean currents  
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Most water that evaporates creating water vapor in the air and causing weather comes from   The Ocean  
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Barometric Pressure   Another name for atmospheric pressure and helps scientist predict the weather. If it goes up then weather should be calm and nice if it falls then storms are going to form  
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Humidity   How much water vapor is in the air  
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Elevation, Latitude and how close land is to water can all cause different   climates  
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climate   weather of an area over a long period of time  
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weather   air temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation at a specific place at a specific time  
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