Unit 2 vocab lessons 1-3
movement of water in the Earth's system
water cycle
the ocean contains stream like movements of water
ocean currents
mixture of gases that surround earth
atmosphere
movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
wind
smaller stream that feeds into a river which eventually turns into a river system
tributarty
when waste or other material is added to water so that it is harmful to organisms that use it or live in it
water pollution
the measure of the force with the particles in the air push on an area of the surface
air pressure
measuring how clean or polluted the air is
air quality
water found in the spaces between rock particles below earths surface
groundwater
heating of natural water that results from human activity
thermal pollution
the transfer of energy from one object to another object through direct contact
conduction
winds systems occur at or near Earth's surface
globe winds
the property that holds molecules of a substance together
cohesion
deflection of moving objects form a straight path due to earths rotation
Coriolis effect
increases in volume that results from an increase in temperature
thermal expansion
forms when ground-level ozone and vehicle exhaust react in the presence of sunlight
smog
when solid water changes directly into water vapor without first becoming liquid
sublimation
increases in the amount of nutrients in water
eutrophication
the area of the stratosphere that is located between 15 km and 40km above Earth's surface contains a relatively large amount of ozone
ozone layer
precipitation such as rain,sleet, or snow that contains acid from air pollution
acid precipitation