Vocabulary #1
nonliving factors like water, rocks, and sunlight
abiotic factors
the breakdown of rock by chemicals
chemical weather
pressure within the atmosphere of Earth
air pressure - measured with a barometer
substances like water that can dissolve many substances
universal solvent
high altitude clouds made of ice crystals that are thin and wispy
cirrus cloud
living factors of an ecosystem like plants and animals
biotic factors
the breakdown of rock by things such as wind and water
physical weathering
the movement of air
wind
the atmospheric temperature below which water droplets begin to condense
dew point
area near a stream that helps shade and protect the stream from land use
Riparian Buffer
the unconfined flow of water over the ground surface
runoff
conditions in the atmosphere that change frequently
weather
measures rainfall
rain gauge
puffy heap like clouds that indicate fair weather
cumulus cloud
tributary
weathering
breaks it
trends of conditions in the atmosphere over time
climate
measures wind direction
wind vane
cloud that generates precipitation
nimbus cloud
an area of land that drains to a common place
watershed
erosion
takes it
a polar molecule has one end that is slightly positive while the other is slightly negative
polar molecule (water)
pollutants
stratus cloud
a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water where freshwater mixes with salt water
estuary