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eath system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| water cycle | the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land , the oceans and living things |
| Evaporation | the change of state from a liquid to gas |
| Transpiration | the process by which plants release water vapor in the air through stomata also the release of water into the air by the other organisms |
| sublimation | the process in a which a solid changes directly into a gas |
| condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls to earth surface from the clouds;includes rain, snow, sleet , and hail |
| weather | the short-term state of the atmosphere including, temperature, humidity, precipitation |
| humidity | the amount of water vapor in the air |
| relative humidity | The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation at a given temperature. |
| Dew point | At constant pressure , and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condesation equals the rate of evaporation. |
| air pressure | The measure of the force with air molecules push on a surface |
| wind | the movement of air caused by differences air pressure |
| visibility | The distance at which a given standard object can be seen or identified with the unaided eye. |
| air mass | a large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content similar |
| front | the boundary between different densities and usually different temperatures . |
| jet stream | a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| thunderstorm | a usually brief heavy storm that consist of rain, strong winds , lightning , and thunder. |
| lightning | an electric discharge that takes place between two oppositely charged surface such as between the cold and the ground between two clouds or between two parts of the same cloud. |
| thunder | the sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along on electrical strike |
| hurricane | a severe storm that develops over tropical oceans and whose strong winds over 119 km/h spiral in toward the intensly low pressure storm center |
| storm surge | a local rise in sea level near the shore that i caused by strong winds from a storm such as a hurricane |
| tornado | a destructive rotating column of air that has very high wind speed and that might be visible to a funnel shaped cloud. |
| sinkhole | a circular depression that forms when rocks dissolve when overlying sediment fills an existing cavity or when the roof of an underground cavern or mine collapses |
| wildfire | an unplanned fire in land that is undeveloped expect for roads and power lines and other such structure s |
| muck fire | a fire that burns organic material in the soil |
| climate | the weather conditions in an area for a long period of time |
| latitude | the angular distance north or south from the equator expressed in degrees . |
| Topography | the size and shape of the land surface features of a region including its relief |
| Elevation | the height of an object above sea level |
| surface currents | a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near. |
Created by:
Tyler Noel