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Earth Science Zach
Flash cards for Miss Divitos 7th grade end of year review
Term | Definition |
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Transpiration | The process of water evaporating from the leaves of plants during photosynthesis |
Water Cycle | The repeating process that move water in different forms between Earth's surface and atmosphere |
Water Vapor | Water in the atmosphere that is in the form of a gas |
Weather | The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
Weather patterns | Weather that repeats itself in a predictable way |
Alto | A word prefix meaning mid altitude |
Cirro | A word prefix meaning high altitude |
Cirrus | The type of cloud formed from ice crystals at high altitude |
Cumulo | A word prefix meaning "heaped" |
Cumulus | A type of cloud that is puffy or "heaped" in appearance, has distinct edges |
Nimbo | A word prefix meaning rain |
Nimbus | A word suffix meaning rain-ex.cumulonimbus |
Stratus | The type of cloud forms in horizontal layers and blankets the sky |
Temperature | Average kinetic energy of the molecules in a substance |
Condensation | The process of a gas changing into a liquid |
Dew point | The temperature at which water vapor will start to condense out of the air as liquid water |
Evaporation | The process of a liquid changing into a gas |
Ground water | Water that is beneath Earth's surface |
Humidity | The amount of water vapor in the air |
Meteorologist | A scientist who studies the atmosphere weather and climate |
Pattern | Something that repeats itself in a predictable way |
Porous | Full of holes or small spaces which allow the entry of water and air |
Precipitation | Any type of liquid or solid water that falls to Earth's surface |