Term | Definition |
Evaporation | Is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid |
Condensation | Is the change of water from its gases form (water vapor) into liquid water |
Precipation | Is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. |
Water Cycle | The cycle of processes by which water circulates between the earth's oceans, atmosphere, and land, involving precipitation as rain and snow. |
Temperture | The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object. |
Run-off | The draining away of water (or substances carried in it) and it adds to the flow of streams. |
Groundwater | The water held underground in the soil or in pores. |
High Pressure | A condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average. |
Low Pressure | a of the atmosphere in which the pressure is below average. |
Water Vapor | The water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature. |
Current | A large stream of moving water that flows through the ocean |
Gulf stream | An intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean. |
Coriolis Effect | Is the apparent deflection of moving objects when the motion is described relative to a rotating reference frame. |
upwelling | Is an oceanographic phenomenon that involves wind-driven motion of dense, cooler, and usually nutrient-rich |
Salinity | Is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water |
EL Nino | An abnormal climate that occurs every 2-7 years in the pacific oceans. |