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Science Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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Underground storage place for water

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Aquifier

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2
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The layer of gases surrounding the earth

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Atmosphere

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3
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The process of water vapor being cooled and turned into liquid water

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Condensation

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4
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The process of liquid water being heated and turning into water vapor

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Evaporation

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5
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Slow moving river of ice

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Glacier

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6
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The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere from plant leaves

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Transpiration

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7
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Weight of the atmosphere

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Air pressure

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8
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Imaginary line through Earth that extends from the North Pole and South Pole

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Axis

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9
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Imaginary line drawn at the middle of the Earth that divides the North Pole and South Pole at an equal distance

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Equator

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10
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The measure of how much water vapor is in the air

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Humidity

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11
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A measure of how far a place is from the equator

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Latitude

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12
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The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place

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Weather

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13
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The sun heating up water in a river, and the vapor rising into the atmosphere is an EXAMPLE of??

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Evaporation

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14
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What is formed when water vapor condenses onto dust in the air?

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Clouds

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15
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A _____ cloud would look like a layer and bring rain.

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Nimbostratus

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16
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The sun is important to the water cycle because it provides heat for _______

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Evaporation

17
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A cloud that is puffy like a cotton ball

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Cumulus

18
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The seasons change because the Earth is ______________.

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Tilted on its axis

19
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A large grouping of air that has the same temperature and humidity

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Air mass

20
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What floats into the upper atmosphere to take data so meteorologists can see if any atoms are developing?

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Weather balloon

21
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The meeting of two air masses

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Front

22
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This happens when a warm air mass moves towards a cold air mass and slowly rises over it

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Warm front

23
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This happens when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass upward

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Cold front

24
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Someone who studies the weather

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Meteorologist

25
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Something that the Earth provides that people use

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Natural resource

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