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Earth Science-Skylar
Flashcards for Miss Divito's 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 processes that move water in different forms between Earth's surface and the atmosphere. |
Water vapor | Water in the atmosphere that is in the form of gas. |
Weather | The conditions of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. |
Weather patterns | Weather that repeats itself in a predictable way. |
Alto | A word to prefix meaning of mid altitude. |
Cirro | A word to prefix meaning of high altitude. |
Cirrus | A type of cloud that is formed from ice crystals at high altitudes. |
Cumulo | A word to prefix meaning "heaped". |
Cumulus | A type of cloud that is puffy or heaped in appearance,has distinct edges. |
Nimbo | A word to prefix meaning rain. |
Nimbus | A word suffix meaning rain-ex.cumulonimbus. |
Stratus | A 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 piont | 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 beneath the 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 the earth's surface. |
Runoff | Liquid precipitation that is not absorbed into the ground. |
Air Mass | An air mass is a huge body of air that forms over a region characterizing it with a similar temperature, humidity and pressure at any given height. |
Cold Front | The leading edge of a cooler air mass,replacing or overtaking a warmer air mass |