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Earth Systems Vocab

Earth Systems Vocabulary

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the movement of water through the atmosphere, the ground, bodies of water and living things Water cycle
the process by which a gas, such as water vapor, becomes a liquid condensation
water, in a solid or liquid form, that falls from the air to Earth precipitation
the change from a liquid phase of matter, such as water to a gas evaporation
the process by which living organisms release water vapor into the atmosphere transpiration
water that collects in or on the Earth's surface such at ocenas, lakes, rivers, aquifers, streams, etc groundwater
water that flows into bodies of water run off
the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius specific heat capacity
a measure of how hot something is; the measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of matter in an object temperature
a total energy of the particles that make up a substance thermal energy
a stream-like movement of water in the ocean ocean current
a stream-like movement of ocean water that occurs at or near the surface of the ocean surface current
a stream-like 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, shifts weather patterns El Nino
a major cooling of equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that usually occur every 2-7 years, shifts weather patterns La 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 different appearances of the moon throughout the moon Lunar Phases
the increase of the Earth's global temperatures each year global warming
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