Science Unit 4 Flashcards
Underground storage place for water
Aquifier
The layer of gases surrounding the earth
Atmosphere
The process of water vapor being cooled and turned into liquid water
Condensation
The process of liquid water being heated and turning into water vapor
Evaporation
Slow moving river of ice
Glacier
The process of water evaporating into the atmosphere from plant leaves
Transpiration
Weight of the atmosphere
Air pressure
Imaginary line through Earth that extends from the North Pole and South Pole
Axis
Imaginary line drawn at the middle of the Earth that divides the North Pole and South Pole at an equal distance
Equator
The measure of how much water vapor is in the air
Humidity
A measure of how far a place is from the equator
Latitude
The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place
Weather
The sun heating up water in a river, and the vapor rising into the atmosphere is an EXAMPLE of??
Evaporation
What is formed when water vapor condenses onto dust in the air?
Clouds
A _____ cloud would look like a layer and bring rain.
Nimbostratus
The sun is important to the water cycle because it provides heat for _______
Evaporation
A cloud that is puffy like a cotton ball
Cumulus
The seasons change because the Earth is ______________.
Tilted on its axis
A large grouping of air that has the same temperature and humidity
Air mass
What floats into the upper atmosphere to take data so meteorologists can see if any atoms are developing?
Weather balloon
The meeting of two air masses
Front
This happens when a warm air mass moves towards a cold air mass and slowly rises over it
Warm front
This happens when a cold air mass pushes a warm air mass upward
Cold front
Someone who studies the weather
Meteorologist
Something that the Earth provides that people use
Natural resource
