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28 Cards in this Set
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Water Cycle |
The process water goes through as it moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere |
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atmosphere |
the mixture of gases that surround Earth |
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condensation |
the change of a gas to a liquid; when enough heat energy is lost |
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precipitation |
water that falls from clouds to Earth's surface as; rain, snow, sleet & hail |
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groundwater |
water soaked up by Earth's surface and stored underground. |
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runoff |
water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth's surface. |
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aquifer |
a body of rock that stores groundwater |
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weather |
what the atmosphere is like at a given time and place |
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meterologist |
scientists who study weather |
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humidity |
the amount of water vapor in the air |
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stratus cloud |
form flat layers that cover most of the sky |
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cirrus cloud |
thin, white, and feathery |
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cumulus |
puffy and white |
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cumulonimbus |
the thunderstorm or hail cloud |
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rain |
liquid precipitation that falls through warm or cool air |
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snow |
solid precipitation that falls through cold air |
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sleet |
precipitation that freezes near the ground; often starts as snow or rain |
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hail |
solid precipitation made of layers of ice. usually during a thunder storm |
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air pressure |
the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface |
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wind |
moving air |
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air mass |
a large body of air that has the same temperature and moisture properties throughout |
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cold front |
a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass; severe weather is formed along this front |
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warm front |
warm air mass moves over a cold air mass; light rain or snow is common with this type of front |
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weather map |
map that uses symbols to show weather data |
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climate |
long-term weather patterns of a place |
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climate zone |
an area that has similar average temperature and precipitation throughout |
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equator |
imaginary line that divides Earth into its northern and southern hemispheres |
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latitude |
measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator |
