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Water Cycle
How the sun and ocean interact in the water cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | the air that surrounds the Earth; it is made of a mixture of gasses |
| Climate | general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time [30 years or more (many decades)] |
| Condensation | the process of water changing from water vapor to a liquid by loss of heat (e.g., weather water vapor forming clouds) |
| Evaporation | the process of water changing from a liquid to water vapor by adding heat (e.g., weather water in oceans evaporating into the air) |
| Interact | acting in such a way so to have an effect on something else |
| Precipitation | water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Sun | a huge ball of gasses around which the Earth and other planets of the solar system revolve; the Sun is a star that provides Earth with most of its light and thermal energy |
| Water cycle | the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere |
| Weather | day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area; weather has short-term variations (e.g., weather can change from minute-to-minute, day-to-day, or week-to-week) |
| Run Off | water that runs off the land into other areas. |
| Accumulation | the collection of water on Earth |
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kristen.wells
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