Unit 2 Flashcards
adhesion
the act of sticking to other elements
altitude
the height in relation to sea level
cohesion
the act of sticking together
element
a substance made of atoms that cannot be reduced to few parts
equator
the imaginary line that is drawn equally distant from the north and south poles
global warming
the gradual increase in the earth’s temperature caused by the increase of gases, such as carbon dioxide
greenhouse effect
an effect created when the warmth from the sun that would normally leave the atmosphere is instead trapped within in because of the presence of these gases
heat
the energy created by the movement of molecules
hurricane
a storm with violent winds and rain
heat capacity
the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of a substance by one degree
latitude
a series of imaginary horizontal lines running about 69 miles apart across the earth
longitude
a series of vertical measurements around the globe
molecule
a group of elements bonded together
prime meridian
an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England, and divides the world into the Eastern and Western hemispheres
pseudoscience
a collection of beliefs that appear to be based on the scientific method but actually are not
