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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| surface currents | water at the surface |
| deep ocean currents | water near ocean floor |
| thermohaline current | deep currents, temp. & salinity |
| percolation | liquid filters through the ground |
| infiltration | flow from above ground to subsurface |
| transpiration | water absorbed through plants by plants through roots |
| stratosphere | contains the ozone layer and contain ultra violet radiations |
| mesosphere | cold, middle, protects from meteoroids |
| thermosphere | outer-most, ionosphere & exosphere |
| greenhouse gas | absorbs and emits radiation energy |
| greenhouse effect | a part of the atmosphere that heats the planets surface |
| weather | conditions in the troposphere |
| air mass | a big body of air |
| occluded front | two same strength air masses meet |
| stationary front | cold and warm masses stay together causing many days with cloudy and wet weather |