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Unit 11 Vocab

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Water Cycle The Movement of water between the atmosphere, land, oceans, and even living things.
Evaporation Is the state in which water changes from liquid to gas.
Transpiration The release of water vapor into the air by plants.
Sublimitation When solid water changes directly to water vapor without first becoming a liquid.
Condensation Is the change of state from a gas to a liquid.
Participation Any form of water that falls to earth from clouds.
Humidity The amount of water vapor in the air.
Relative Humidity The amount of water vapor in the air compared to the amount of water vapor needed to reach saturation.
Dew Point The temperature at which more condensation than evaporation occurs.
Air Pressure The force of air molecules pushing on an area
Wind The air that moves horizontally, or parallel to the ground.
Visibility The measure of the transparency of the atmosphere.
Air Mass The large volume of air in which temperature and moisture content are nearly the same throughout.
Front The boundary or transition separating two distinct air masses or differing densities.
Jet stream Long-distance winds that travel above global winds for thousands of kilometers.
Thunderstorm A(n) intense local storm that forms strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and sometimes hail.
Lightning An electric discharge that happens between a positively charged area and a negatively charged area.
Hurricane A tropical low-pressure system with winds blowing at the speeds of 119km/h (74 mi/h) or more-- strong enough to uproot trees.
Storm Surge When a hurricane moves into a coastal area, it also pushes a huge mass of ocean water.
Sinkhole Holes in the ground that form when a cave collapses.
Wildfire Uncontrollable burning fires in natural areas
Muck Fire Muck is dried grass leaves and dead things that can easily be ignited by lightning
Climate Conditions in an area over a long period of time
Latitude The angular distance in degrees north and south from the equator.
Topography The surface's features of an area.
Elevation The height of an area above sea level.
Surface events Surface events are driven by winds and carry warm water away from the equator and carry cool water away from the poles.
Weather The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Thunder The sound caused by the rapid expansion of air along an electrical strike.
Tornado A rapidly spinning column of air that high-winds touch the ground.
Created by: Marvens Auguste
 

 



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