Clouds
low, light gray, blanket-like clouds; overcast (sky is covered in cloud)
stratus clouds
estuaries
when salt water and freshwater meet
water vapor gets cold and changes back into a liquid, forming clouds
condensation
warm air mass approaches and slowly rises over cold air
warm front
a force that slows objects down
friction
puffy cotton like clouds, fair weather
cumulus clouds
non-living factor in the ecosystem
abiotic
water in the form of ice, rain, sleet, hail, or snow, falls to earth
precipitation
lines on a weather map connecting places with equal air pressure
isobars
a force that pulls objects toward the center of the earth
gravity
tall, white and grey clouds, brings thunderstorms and severe weather
cumulonimbus clouds
organism that makes their own food
producer
when water hits the land and flows over it
runoff
a boundary between two air masses with different temperatures
front
how much matter something has
mass
stratus clouds that touch earth's surface; low visibility
fog
a community of objects and their surroundings
ecosystems
evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant
transpiration
cold air mass pushes under a warm air mass, forcing the warm air up quickly
cold front
a force that pushes and pulls certain metals
magnetism
low, dark gray, blanket-like clouds that cover the sky, similar to stratus but just brings rain
nimbostratus
referring to an organism that lives or grows on land
when water collects or is stored on the earth's surface
collection
a fast moving tube of air that flows from west to east high above the U.S.
jet stream
stored energy
potential energy