Physical Science 5 Flashcards
Hydrologic cycle
The process by which water is continually exchanged between earth’s various water sources
Transpiration
The evaporation of water from plants
Condensation
The process by which a gas turns into a liquid
Precipitation
Water falling from the atmosphere such as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Distillation
Evaporation and condensation of a mixture to separate out the mixtures individual components
Resistance time
The average time a given particle will stay in a given system
Salinity
A measure of the mass of dissolved dalton a given mass of water
Firn
A dense icy pack of old snow
Water table
The line between the water saturated soil and the soil that is not saturated with water
Percolation
The process by which water moves downward in the soil, toward the water table
Adiabatic cooling
The cooling of a gas that happens when the gas has now way of getting more energy
Cloud condensation nuclei
Small airborne particles upon which water vapor condenses to form clouds
Hydrosphere
The sum of all water on a planet
