Water Cycle
The constant movement of water between the atmosphere, oceans, and land
Water cycle
The process by which water (in any form) falls to the Earth
precipitation
the state of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
Weather conditions over a long period of time (what you can expect)
climate
Carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane
greenhouse gases
The process by which water heats up and turns into a gas
evaporation
The excess liquid flows across the surface of the land and into nearby creeks, streams, or ponds
occurs when there is more water than land can absorb
run-off
the envelope of gases surrounding the Earth
atmosphere
Regions near the equator have _______ temperatures
warmer
most likely going to bring clear skies and fair weather into an area
high pressure system
The process by which gas cools and turns into a liquid
condensation
Hydrologic Cycle
An air mass's temperature depends on...
distance from the equator
Nashville's climate zone
Temperate
most likely going to form clouds and sometimes precipitation
low pressure system
The process by which ice or snow turns directly into water vapor without melting
sublimation
where water is collected after falling back to Earth (rivers, lakes, ponds, oceans, etc.)
accumulation
depends on if it is near the water or not
humidity
The rise in Earth’s surface temperature during the past 100 years
climate change
violent winter storm with strong winds, freezing temperatures, and blowing snow
blizzard
The process by which plant leaves release water vapor into the air
transpiration
Heat from the sun triggers evaporation, transpiration, sublimation, and melting
how the sun affects the water cycle
The boundary of an air mass
front
causes fluids such as air and water to curve in different directions based on if they are in the Northern or Southern hemisphere
Coriolis Effect
More tornadoes occur here than anywhere else
USA/Tornado Alley