Question | Answer |
The movement of water through the atmosphere, the ground, bodies of wate and living things; the continuous movement of water above, on and below the Earths surface | Water Cycle |
The process by which a gas, such as water vapor,beomces a liquid | Condensation |
Water, in a solid or liquid form, that falls from the air to Earth | Precipitation |
The change from and liquid phase of matter, such as water, to a gas | Evaporation |
The process by which living organisms release water vapor into the atomosphere | Transpiration |
A violent tropical storm that forms over the oceans. | Cyclone |
The amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree Celsius | Specific heat capacity |
The transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another through direct contact | Conduction |
The process by which cooler material sinks while warmer material rises because of a change in density; the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a liquid or a gas | Convection |
The transfer of thermal energy through matter or space as electromagnetic maves, such as visible light and infrared waves | Radiation |
A streamlike movement of ocean water that occurs at or near the surface of the ocean | Surface current |
A streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface of the ocean | Deep current |
The regular rise and fall of the oceans caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth, moon and sun | Tides |
A major warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that usually occur every 2-7 years causing shifts in normal weather patterns | El Nino |
The periodic cooling of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that usually occurs every 2-7 years causing shifts in normal weather patterns | El Nina |
The condition of the atmosphere at a certain time and place | Weather |
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time | Climate |
A large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture throughout | Air mass |
The area where two different air masses meet | Front |
The orbit of the moon around the Earth, during which all the lunar phases occur | Lunar cycle |
The breeze that blows from the land toward the sea after sunset. | Land breeze |
A wind blowing from the sea to the land, especially during the day when the land surface is warmer. | Sea breeze |