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weather and climate
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| water cycle | The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere the land the oceans and living things |
| evaporation | The change state from a liquid to a gas |
| transpiration | The process by which plants release of water vapor into the though stomata |
| sublimation | The process in 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 | The amount of water vapor in the air |
| relative humidity | The ratio of amount of water vapor in the air to the amount needed to reach saturation at a given temperature |
| dew point | At constant pressure and water vapor content the vapor content the |
| air pressure | The measure of the forces with which air molecules push on a surface |
| wind | The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure |
| visibility | The distance at which a given standard object can be seen and identified with the unaided eye. |
| air mass | A large body of air throughout which temperature and moisture content are similar |
| front | The boundary between air masses of different densities and usually different temperature |
| jet stream | A narrow band f strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| thunderstorm | A usually brief heaver storm of rain strong winds lightning and thunder |
| lightning | The sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike |
| thunder | The sound caused by rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike |
| hurricane | A severe storm that develops |
| storm surge | A local rise in sea level near the shore that is caused by strong winds from a storm such as those from a hurricane |
| tornado | A destructive rotating column of air that has very high winds speeds and that may be visible as a funnel shaped cloud |
| sinkhole | A cirrcular depression that forms when rocks dissolve when overlaying sediment fills an existing cavity or when the roof of a underground cavern or mine collapses |
| wildfire | An unplanned fire in land that is undeleveloped except for roads to power lines other such structures. |
| muck fire | A fire that burns organic material in soil |
| climate | The weather conditions in a area over a long period of time |
| latitude | The angular distance north or south from the expressed in degrees |
| topography | The size and shape of the land surface features of a region including it's 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 the ocean surface |
Created by:
Emanuel Barraza