Unit 2
Changing state from a gas to a liquid state
Sublimation
Condensation
Evaporation
Aquifer
Condensation
A mixture of gases surrounding Earth.
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Jet Streams
Atmosphere
Atmosphere
The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Climate
Precipitation
Weather
Troposphere
Weather
The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
Neap tides
Revolution
Orbit
Rotation
Rotation
Place where an organism lives in an ecosystem
Habitat
Ecosystem
Biome
Habitat
Change from liquid to gas state
Condensation
Sublimation
Evaporation
Aquifier
Evaporation
Energy transfer between objects of different temperatures
Climate Change
Atmosphere
Air pressure
Heat
Heat
The amount of water vapor (moisture) in the air
dew point
humidity
doldrums
specific heat
humidity
The movement of one object around another
Rotation
Revolution
Satellite
Gravity
Revolution
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
Processes of water circulation between oceans, atmosphere, and land
Groundwater discharge
Groundwater recharge
Water Cycle
Condensation
Water Cycle
Curving of object's path due to Earth's rotation
Smog
Particulate
Jet Streams
Coriolis Effect
Coriolis Effect
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface.
condensation
snow
rain
precipitation
precipitation
the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
gravity
equinox
tides
waning gibbous
tides
Plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
Photosynthesis
Attraction between molecules of the same substance
Specific Heat
Adhesion
Cohesion
Polarity
Cohesion
Energy transfer through direct contact
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Conduction
A boundary between air masses (1 warm and 1 cold) that don't move, possibly causing rain for several days.
Warm front
Cold front
Stationary front
Moving front
Stationary front
The two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
Equinox
Rotation
Solstice
Revolution
Solstice
the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
Cellular Respiration
Attraction between molecules of different substances
Tributary
Eutrophication
Adhesion
Cohesion
Adhesion
Energy transfer through matter movement
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
Convection
The deflection of moving objects (such as wind) caused by the rotation of the Earth.
weather
cumulus
air mass
coriolis effect
coriolis effect
The two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun and the sun directly hits the equator
Solstice
Tides
Revolution
Equinox
Equinox
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
Food Web
Consumer
Food Chain
Omnivore
Food Chain