UNIT 5- SCIENCE Flashcards
Earth’s surface and the atmosphere through a process is called…..
water cycle
What is the change from a liquid to a gas is…..
Evaporation
mixture of gases that surrounds Earth
atmosphere
what is the change of gas into a liquid
Condensation
what is water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface
precipitation
Water that is stored underground is called
Groundwater
What is water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth’s surface
Runoff
The condition of the atmosphere at a given place and time is called
Weather
What is the amount of water vapor in the air
Humidity
What is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on Earth’s surface
Air Pressure
Packets of air move across Earth’s surface
Air Mass
The boundry between two air masses is called
Front