Vocab I
What is the process of liquid water changing into water vapor?
Evaporation
Who is a person who uses scientific knowledge and mathematics to solve a problem by creating new technologies?
An Engineer
What is a scaled-down first draft of a technology?
Prototype
What is the average weather over a span of 30 years?
Climate
What is a storm system with strong thunderstorms and sustained winds of 119 to more than 252 kilometers per hour?
A hurricane
What is the circulation of water through the hydrosphere from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back?
The water cycle
What is the process of separating solid matter from a fluid by having the fluid pass through the pores of another substance?
Filtration
What is the process of water falling back to Earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
What are paths of flowing ocean water that push warm and cold water to the different parts of the planet?
Ocean currents
What occurs when water, a long with the substances carried in it, flow from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure?
Runoff
What is anything that can cause harm to the environment (pollution, deforestation, invasive species, overhunting, and climate change)?
Environmental threat
What is the relationship between things?
Proportion
What are the conditions of the atmosphere (temperature, humidity, wind speed, air pressure, and precipitation) in a particular place at a time?
Weather
What state of matter is water vapor?
Gas
What is the weighing of human needs against the needs of the environment to create a sustainable way for humans to live off of natural resources?
Conservation