Earth Science 1
Rain forest
A dense forest rich in biodiversity found in tropical areas
Aquatic
Relating to water
Mass
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Cumulus Clouds
Big Cotton like clouds
Direction
The location of something relative to something else
Grassland
A large open area of country covered in grass
Pond
Small body of water
Direction
The location of something relative to something-else
Cirrus Clouds
Thin white clouds made of ice crystals
Anemometer
A tool that measures wind speed
Salt Marsh
An area of a coastal grassland that is regularly flooded by seawater
Community
A group of organisms in one place
Speed
The rate of change of position of an object in any direction
Cardinal Directions
The four points on a compass
(north,east,south,west)
Ecosystem
A community or a group of living organisms that live in and interact with eachother
Estuary
A tidal mouth of a large river,where the tide meets the stream
Population
The whole number of organisms that live in an area
Velocity
The distance covered by an object in unit time
Latitude
measures the distance north or south of the equator
Biome
An area classified according to the species that live in that location
Deciduous
Shedding the leaves annually ,as certain trees and shrubs
Salinity
The measure of dissolved salts in the water
Momentum
The product of an objects mass and velocity
Occluded front
Warm air masses gets caught in two cold air masses
Acceleration
where velocity changes with time,in terms of both speed and direction