27.3 Flashcards
what is percipertaion
rain snow sleat hail
what is runoff
water runs off land surface
what is infilltration
process when water soaks into the ground and becomes ground water
what is transportation
plants release water vaper
what is evaporation
water enters the atmosphere as water vapor
what is condensation
water vapor collides with other water vapor
what is the water cycle
what is unsaturated zone for ground water
what is a saturated zone for groundwater storage
what is a water table
what does it mean if sediment is permeable
porise area where water passes through
how are what springs formed
what is an artesian
what is a cone of depression
maritime climate
a climate that a climate that is strongly affected by an ocean
continental climate
a climate that is not directly affected by an ocean
sea breeze
blows from over the water toward land in the afternoon
jet stream
is a narrow fast moving band of fast moving high altitude air
coriolis effect
the apparent deflection of an object due to earths rotaion
air mass
a large volume of air with uniform moisture and tempature
weather fronts
air mass interact in zones
