Hydrosphere/atmosphere Flashcards
Water stored in cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks
Groundwater
An underground layer of rocks or soil that has connected pores or holes that can pass through
Aquifer
The boundary between where freshwater ecosystems meets a saltwater ecosystem
Estuary
The process of carrying away soil or pieces of rock
Erosion
The drooping off of eroded soil and bits of rocks
Deposition
The process of removing salt from salt water in order to be used by living things
Desalination
The slow changing of a liquid into a gas below the boiling point
Evaporation
The changing of a gas into a liquid as heat is removed
Condensation
Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain sleet hail or snow
Precipitate
The average weather pattern of a region over time
Climate
The boundary between two air masses examples linclude cold fronta warm fronts and stationary fronts
Front
