Water Cycle, Air Masses, Clouds, Storms Flashcards

1
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Water Cycle

A

The process of water on Earth

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Accumulation

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Water accumulates/pools together in water bodies

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3
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Condensation

A

Gas-Liquid

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4
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Evaporation

A

Liquid-Gas

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5
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Precipitation

A

Falling water from clouds (Snow, sleet, hail, rain)

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6
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Subsurface runoff

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Water running underground

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7
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Surface runoff

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Water flows down on the surface

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8
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Transpiration

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Water evaporates from plants

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9
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Sublimation

A

Solid-Gas

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10
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Deposition

A

Gas-Solid

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11
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Dew Point

A

Temp in which dew forms

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12
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Relative Humidity

A

The feel of the air, how much water is in the air

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13
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What percentage of water is Freshwater?

A

3%

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14
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What are the primary forces driving the water cycle?

A

Sun, Gravity

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Air mass

A

A large pocket of air that has the same temp and moisture

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16
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Source Region

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Area of land and water that have same temp and moisture

17
Q

Continental Polar

A

Dry and Cold

18
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Continental Tropical

A

Dry and Warm

19
Q

Maritime Polar

A

Moist and Cold

20
Q

Maritime Tropical

A

Moist and Warm

21
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Front

A

A sharp cutting edge of an airmass

22
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Cloud

A

A large bundle of ice crystals, water, on condensation nuclei

23
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Cumulus

A

Puffy and Soft looking clouds (named Puffball in my comic)

24
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Stratus

A

Flat gray clouds that are extremely low

25
Q

Which way does hot air and cold air moves?

A

Up, down (respectively)

26
Q

What happens when fronts interact?

A

Violent weather ⛈

27
Q

Cirrus

A

High wispy clouds made of ice crystals (named Cornelia in my comic)