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Unit 8
Patterns in the Natural World (Water Cycle)
Question | Answer |
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The changes to water when it evaporates into the air, condenses into clouds, and then precipitates back down to Earth's surface. | Water Cycle |
Physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas. | Evaporation |
Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid. | Condensation |
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky. | Precipitation |
Collection of water such as oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams. | Accumulation |
The movement of water (rivers, lakes, and streams) to the oceans. | Runoff |
The evaporation of water into the atmosphere from the leaves and stems of plants | Transpiration |
One of five large bodies of saltwater that cover 75% of Earth | Ocean |
A kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an effect upon one another. | Interact |
A rule or pattern based on limited proof. | Generalization |
Describes the condition of the air outdoors, such as temperature, cloud cover, wind speed, and rainfall. | Weather |
The amount of water vapor in the air. | Humidity |
Show an increasing number of events. | Trend |
Pieces of information. | Data |
Usual; average | Typical |
Average weather conditions of a region year after year. | Climate |
How hot or cold something is. | Temperature |