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Neely Vocab 02

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Word
Definition
Water Vapor   Water in the form of gas  
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Water Cycle   Process in which water moves from the oceans to the air to the ground and then finally back to the oceans  
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Evaporation   Process in which the sun's heat turns liquid water into water vapor  
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Condensation   Process in which air rises and cools, which makes the water vapor it holds change back into a liquid  
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Precipitation   Water that falls back to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail  
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Collection   Process in the water cycle during which streams and rivers carry water back to the oceans  
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Glacier   Giant slow-moving sheets of ice  
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Groundwater   Water that fills tiny cracks and holes in the rock layers below the earth's surface  
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Aquifer   Underground rock layer so rich in water that water actually flows through it  
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Weather   Unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time  
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Climate   Usual, predictable patterns of weather in an area over a long period of time  
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Tropics   Low-latitude region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn  
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Monsoon   Seasonal wind that blows over a continent for months at a time  
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Tornado   Funnel shaped windstorm that sometimes forms during a severe thunderstorm  
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Hurricane   Violent tropical storm with high winds and heavy rains  
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Typhoon   Name for hurrican in Asia  
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Drought   Long period of extreme dryness and water shortages  
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El Nino   Combination of temperature, wind, and water effects in the Pacific Ocean that causes heavy rains in some areas and drought in others  
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La Nina   Pattern of unusual weather in the Pacific Ocean that has the opposite effects of El Nino  
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Current   Moving streams of water in the world's oceans, which affect the climate of land areas  
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Local Wind   Pattern of wind caused by landforms in a particular area  
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Rain Shadow   Dry area on the inland side of coastal mountains  
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Greenhouse Effect   Buildup of certain gases in the atmosphere that, like a greenhouse, hold more of the sun's warmth  
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Rainforest   Dense forest that receives high amounts of rain each year  
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Canopy   Umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of trees in a rain forest  
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Savanna   Broad grassland in the tropics with few trees  
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Marine West Coast Climate   Weather pattern characterized by rainy and mild winters and cool summers  
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Mediterranean Climate   Weather pattern characterized by mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers  
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Humid Continental Climate   Weather pattern characterized by long, cold, and snowy winters and short, hot summers  
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Humid Subtropical Climate   Weather pattern characterized by hot, humid, rainy summers and short, mild winters  
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Subarctic   Weather pattern characterized by severely cold and bitter winters and short, cool summers  
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Tundra   Vast rolling treeless plain in high latitude climates in which only the top few inches of ground thaw in summer  
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Permafrost   Permanently frozen lower layers of soil in the tundra and subarctic regions  
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Steppe   Partly dry grassland often found on the edges of a desert  
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Timberline   Elevation along mountains above which no trees grow  
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