Spheres and Cycles
The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth in which living organisms can exist.
Biosphere
The progress by which a gas turns into a liquid.
Condensation
The process of energy moving from one energy store to another.
Energy Transfer
a large horizontal volume of air in the atmosphere that is mostly even in temperature and moisture
Air Mass
the boundary formed when two air masses meet, creating some type of weather or precipitation
Front
The layers of gas surrounding a planet.
Atmosphere
The temperature at which vapor, such as smoke or fog, begins to condense and form dew.
Dew Point
A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass are brought toward one another.
Gravity
the height of an object or point in relation to sea level
Altitude
a line on a weather map to show points that have the same air pressure
The parts of the Earth made up of liquid water, ice, or water vapor.
Hydrosphere
The process by which a liquid turns into a gas.
Evaporation
A very tiny piece of matter.
Particle
the weight of the gases that make up the Earth’s atmosphere
Atmospheric Pressure
the likelihood of something occurring
Probability
The state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place–includes factors such as temperature, air pressure, dryness, cloudiness, wind, and rain.
Weather
The water found underground in the cracks and spaces in the soil, sand, and rock.
Groundwater
A measurement of water vapor in the air compared to how much there could be, written as a percentage.
Relative Humidity
a scientific instrument used to measure air pressure in a certain environment
Barometer
a state of unsteady up-and-down movement, caused by irregular air currents
Turbulence
A model describing how water continually cycles among land, ocean, and atmosphere via transpiration, evaporation, condensation and crystallization, and precipitation, as well as downhill flows on land.
Water Cycle
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.
Precipitation
The movement of water vapor from a plant into the atmosphere.
Transpiration
the amount of particles in a given amount of matter and how closely packed together they are
Density
something that can be controlled or changed as part of an investigation
Variable