Earth's Atmosphere
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
What is wind?
Movement of water in the earth system
What is the water cycle?
The place where an organism lives within an ecosystem
What is a habitat?
This is the process in which organic matter and nutrients slowly build up in a body of water
What is Eutrophication?
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What is Jockey?
This is the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation.
What is the Coriolis effect?
Any form of water that falls to Earth's surface
What is precipitation?
The position or role a species has in an ecosystem.
What is a niche?
The first organisms to in live in an uninhabited area are called.
What are pioneer species?
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What is James
These winds blow between 30 degrees latitude and the equator in both hemispheres they came in very helpful for sailors traveling from Europe to the Americas
What are trade winds?
This is the area of land that is drained by a river system.
What is a watershed?
Sometimes called an autotroph these use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to create their own food
What are producers?
The slow development or replacement of an ecological community overtime is called
What is succession?
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What is Steel?
Located between 30 degree and 60 degree latitudes these winds curve to the East.
What are the Westerlies?
This process happens when warm surface water is replaced by cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean.
What is upwelling?
A region of Earth where the climate determines the types of plants that live there.
What is a biome?
These organisms breakdown rocks into particles. You might like them.
What are lichens?
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Formed when ground level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight.
What is smog?
This is a term used to describe water that is safe to drink.
What is potable?
Climate, water, sunlight and water are considered as this type of factor
What is abiotic?
This volcano erupted in 1980 and is one of the best studies on succession
What is Mt. St. Helens?
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What is a fairy?