vocab
Evaporation
WHAT IS A process by which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state by random particle movement. Usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures
density
a ratio of mass to volume
weather
what is a short-term condition of the atmosphere temperature
What is the water cycle?
The continuous movement of water from sources on Earth's surface, into the air, onto and over land, into the ground and back to the surface.
Wind is the movement of air caused by
differences in air pressure.
absorb
what is to take in
climate
what is the weather conditions in area over a long period of time
wind
Movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
what is the water cycle driven by
the sun
Differences in air pressure are generally caused by
BONUS QUESTION FOR WHO GETS THIS QUESTION
unequal heating of the Earth.
Altitude
what is an angle between an object in the sky and the horizon
greenhouse gases
what are gases in the atmosphere that absorb infrared radiation and trap its heat in the atmosphere
conduction
what is the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
rain and snow are examples of .....
precipitation
The ____ gets more direct solar energy than other areas.
EQUATOR
atmosphere
what is layers of the air and its surroundings and protecting earth
air pollution
what are harmful materials added to air that can cause damage to living think in the environment
radiation
what is
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.
water___ to the sky
evaporates
warm air rises and creates
low pressure
composition
what something is made up of
reflect
what is to turn back throw away or look back
convection
what is the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in a transfer of heat
mud falling into a lake is an example of...
runoff
Pressure belts are
bands of high and low pressure