Vocab
Events that repeat over and over
Cycle
When water is heated by solar energy and rises into the air
Evaporation
Two air masses meet and cause twisting clouds
Tornado
Being broken apart by wind, water, ice and living things
Weathering
Energy from the sun
Solar Energy
Water that falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow, fog or sleet
Precipitation
Storms that start over an ocean
Hurricane
Changes the chemical makeup of rocks
Chemical weathering
Pattern of weather for a long time in a certain area
Climate
water that flows over the top of the ground towards oceans, lakes or ponds
Runoff
When cold air pushes under warm air
Cold front
Process that changes the size and shape of rocks
Mechanical weathering
Water that falls from the sky
Precipitation
When the water collects in the sky and forms clouds
Condensation
When warm air pushes into cold air
cold front
Moving rocks from one place to another
Erosion
Water that moves over the top of the ground back into oceans, lakes and ponds
Runoff
The heat source that cause water to evaporate
Solar Energy
An area that has the same temperature and humidity
Air mass
Building up the surface of earth by putting rocks down
Deposition