Matter
The state of matter that has a definite volume, but no shape of its own
liquid
An overflowing of water in a normally dry area.
flood
The change in state from a gas to a liquid
condensation
The shaking and trembling that results from plate movement
earthquake
The sphere of earth that includes all of earth's water
hydrosphere
The change in state from a liquid to a gas
evaporation
A violent disturbance in the atmosphere
storm
any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth's surface.
precipitation
The name of the supercontinent that broke up into the continents that we know tod
Pangaea
Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?
Troposphere
Tiny particles that make up matter
atoms
A measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
humidity
The process where liquid water changes into water vapor
evaporation
The place below a volcano where magma collects before an eruption
magma chamber
Changes to a plant or animal that make it better equipped to survive under the conditions of its environment
adaptation
The change in state of a solid directly to a gas.
sublimation
The instrument used to measure air pressure
barometer
The process by which water is lost through a plant's leaves
transpiration
The layer of earth responsible for our magnetic field
Outer Core
When two continental plates come together at a convergent boundary, what will form?
A mountain range
A liquid’s resistance to flow.
viscosity
This type of front forms when a fast moving warm air mass overtakes a slower moving cold air mass.
warm front
the process by which precipitation absorbs into the soil
infiltration
The name of the man who developed the continental drift hypothesis
Alfred Wegener
What are the layers of the atmosphere in order?
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere