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Weather 8th vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The movement of water through the atmosphere, the ground, bodies of wate and living things; the continuous movement of water above, on and below the Earths surface | Water Cycle |
| The process by which a gas, such as water vapor,beomces a liquid | Condensation |
| Water, in a solid or liquid form, that falls from the air to Earth | Precipitation |
| The change from and liquid phase of matter, such as water, to a gas | Evaporation |
| The process by which living organisms release water vapor into the atomosphere | Transpiration |
| A violent tropical storm that forms over the oceans. | Cyclone |
| The amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius | Specific heat capacity |
| The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact | Conduction |
| The process by which cooler material sinks while warmer material rises because of a change in density; the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas | Convection |
| The transfer of thermal energy through matter or space as electromagnetic maves, such as visible light and infrared waves | Radiation |
| A streamlike movement of ocean water that occurs at or near the surface of the ocean | Surface current |
| A streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface of the ocean | Deep current |
| The regular rise and fall of the oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth, moon and sun | Tides |
| A major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that usually occur every 2-7 years causing shifts in normal weather patterns | El Nino |
| The periodic cooling of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that usually occurs every 2-7 years causing shifts in normal weather patterns | El Nina |
| The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place | Weather |
| The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time | Climate |
| A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout | Air mass |
| The area where two different air masses meet | Front |
| The orbit of the moon around the Earth, during which all the lunar phases occur | Lunar cycle |
| The breeze that blows from the land toward the sea after sunset. | Land breeze |
| A wind blowing from the sea to the land, especially during the day when the land surface is warmer. | Sea breeze |
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