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EOG review
science
Term | Definition |
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prevailing westerlies | global winds that move from west to east |
cumulus | a cloud formation in fair weather |
cumulonimbus | a dark cloud with heavy precipitation (storm cloud) |
conduction | when heat or electricity travels through an object (a hot handle of a pan a cord plugged into the wall) |
convection | when hot air/water rises and cold air/water sinks |
transpiration | when plants push water out of their leaves to be evaporated by the sun |
el nino | a series or climate changes around the globe |
decidous | trees that shed their leaves (usually in the fall) |
coniferous | trees that DO NOT shed their leaves |
front | a boundary separating warm and cold air |
photosynthesis | the process of plants making their own food |
transport systems | these are systems found in multi celled organisms such as the respiratory system. it is because the cells cant exchange gases with the outside environment. |
mass | how much matter is in an object (objects with more force to stop!!!!) |
friction | forces that stop an object from moving |
gravity | the force that fulls object toward the center of an object toward the center of an object |
thermal energy | energy that comes from heat |
radiation | the ability for heat energy to travel through air |
multi | organisms you can see without a microscopic item.they have many cells including transport systems. |
single | one cell.it does not have transport system it carries out all the basic life processes . |