Water Flashcards
Water cycle
The process in which water continuously move from earth surface into the atmosphere and back again
Atmosphere
The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet
Evaporation
The process in which a liquid turns into air
Water vapor
A gas state of water
Precipitation
Water that falls from the air to the earth surfaces such as rain sleet snow or hail
Condensation
The process by which a gas changes into a liquid
Runoff
What’s your that does not soak into the ground and flows across earths surface
Weather
What is happening in The atmosphere right now
Anemometer
A weather instrument that measures the wind speed
Barometer
Hey weather instrument that measures air pressure
Air pressure
The weight of the atmosphere pressing down on earth
Humidity
The amount of water vapor in the air
Temperature
The measure of energy of motion in the particles of matter what we feel is hot or cold something is
Climate
The pattern of weather in an area experience over a long period of time such as the year
Equator
Open imaginary line around earth that is equal distance from north and south poles
Latitude
A measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
Polar zone
Greatly farthest from the equator is covered in ice and snow all year round
Temperate zone
Places such as Ohio Chicago New York that all have a moderate temperatures and precipitation and it usually has four seasons
Tropical zone
Places like Florida and the Bahamas that are nearly equator and the temperatures warm all year round and the amount of Precipitation varies greatly
