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