Weather/Climate/Land
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| runoff | portion of precipitation on land that ultimately reaches streams often with sediment |
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| stratosphere | second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere and below the mesosphere |
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| stratus clouds | clouds that often produce rain or snow; they form as a mass of warm air is slowly pushed upward over a colder mass of air |
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| temperature | the measure of how hot or cold the air is /the average kinetic energy of all the molecules in an object |
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| thermometer | instrument that measures temperature |
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| tornado | a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud |
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| troposphere | the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere. It contains approximately 75% of the atmosphere's mass and 99% of its water vapor |
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| water cycle | cycle in which the Earth’s water moves through the environment |
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| wind speed | measure of the speed of wind |
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| weather fronts | boundary separating two masses of air |
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| butte | a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding area and has sloping sides and a flat top |
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| canyon | deep valley with steep sides |
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| coastal plain | an area of flat, low lying land along an ocean |
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| delta | a plain built up by a stream or river’s deposition |
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| deposition | the process of depositing sediment from one place to another |
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| earthquake | shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy within the earth |
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| erosion | the process of moving sediment from one place to another |
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| flood plain | a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between branches of the mouth of a river |
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| head of river | where a river begins |
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| mouth of river | mouth of the river |
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| prevailing winds | global winds that blow constantly from the same direction |
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