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6th Grade STEMscopes CA Segment 1 Scope 4
Question | Answer |
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Atmosphere | The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity |
Condensation | The change from a gas state to a liquid state |
Evaporation | Change of a liquid to a vapor or gas |
Transpiration | The process by which plants lose water (water vapor) through the stomata in their leaves |
Precipitation | Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls from clouds in the sky |
Water Cycle | The constant movement of water through the land, air, oceans, and living things |
Radiant Energy | Energy from the Sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and infrared (heat) radiation |
Thermal Energy | The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes |
Groundwater | Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers |
Runoff | Rainfall and surface water that drain or flow from the land into streams, rivers, lakes, or the ocean |
Gravity | The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another |
Crystallization | The formation of highly ordered, solid structures from particles in a solution |
Percolation | When water soaks into the ground and moves downward through spaces between soil and rocks |
Absorption | The transfer of energy into a medium |