science Nov 10

Question 1

air mass

Answer 1

A body of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout

Question 2

Condensation

Answer 2

process by which water changes from GAS to LIQUID (water vapor cools and turns into a liquid)

Question 3

Evaporation

Answer 3

Process by which water changes LIQUID to GAS (turns into water vapor)

Question 4

Heat

Answer 4

a form of energy that transfers because of a temperature

Question 5

Stable Air Mass

Answer 5

an air mass that usually stays at the surface of the earth and its temperature does not decrease with altitude (made of colder air)

Question 6

Temperature

Answer 6

a measure of how hot/cold something is (the amount of heat energy absorbed)

Question 7

unstable air mass

Answer 7

an air mass that RISES and its temperature DECREASES rapidly with an increase in altitude. Warm, less dense air will rise

Question 8

Water Cycle

Answer 8

The movement and exchange of water between earth’s land, atmosphere and oceans

Question 9

Water Vapor

Answer 9

water that has changed (evaporated) into a GAS.