Weather And Earth Flashcards

Earth science part one

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1
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Evaporation

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The change of a Liquid to a gas

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Condensation

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The change of a gas to a liquid

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3
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Praecipitating

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When any form of water falls from clouds to Earth’s surface

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4
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Atmosphere

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The mixture of gasses that surround Earth

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5
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Water cycle

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The process through which water moves between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere

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6
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Run off

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Water that cannot soak into the ground and instead flows across Earth’s surface

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7
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Ground water

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Water that is stored under the ground

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8
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What causes of Evaporation

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The Sun’s heat

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9
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Weather

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What the atmosphere is like at a given time and place

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Anemometer

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A tool for measuring wind speed

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Barometer

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A tall for measuring air pressure

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12
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Humidity

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The amount of water vapor in the air

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13
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Wind

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Moving air

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14
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Air mass

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A large body of air with the same temperature and moisture properties throughout

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15
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Front

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The boundary between 2 air masses

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16
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Weather map

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A map that uses symbols to show whether data

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17
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In cold air air particles are,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Together

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Close

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18
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Hygrometer

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Measures humidity

19
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In cold air air pressure is

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High

20
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In warm air air particles are ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, together

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Not close

21
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In warm air air pressure is

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Low

22
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High pressure

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Good weather

23
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Low pressure

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Stormy weather is coming

24
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Climate

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The long term weather patterns of a place

25
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Climate zone

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An area that has similar average temperatures and precipitation throughout

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Equator

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The a maginary line that divides Earth into its northern and Southern hemisphere or halves

27
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Latitude

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The measure of how far North or South a place is from the equator

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Temperature climate

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As moderate temperatures

29
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Tropical climate

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Is warm year round

30
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Polar climate

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Is cold year round

31
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The highest cloud that is thin with wispy strands

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Sirius

32
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A cloud that is white and puffy

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Cumulus

33
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Cummulonimbus clouds sighnal

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A storm coming

34
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Low lying clouds with a horizontal layering and a uniform base

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Stratus

35
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What is Weathering

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The process of breaking down landforms and rocks into smaller pieces called sediments that make up soil

36
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What is erosion

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The movement of sediments or swale from one place to another by some kind of force

37
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What is deposition

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The process where sediments are fat down or deposited in another place creating new landform

38
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Earthquake , landslide ,and Volcano are an example of what

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Rapid changes

39
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The are the 5 physical properties of minerals

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Hardness, color, Leicester, street, and cleavage / fracture

40
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Igneous rock

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Formed when molten lava cools into a solid

41
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Sedimentary

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Are formed in layers over time when pieces of other larger rocks are weathered and broken down and form rocks by build-up and pressure

42
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Metamorphic

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Formed from heat and pressure deep within the Earth

43
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Renewable resource

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A resource that will renew themselves in our lifetime renewable resource found in Florida are water wind trees plants animals and solar energy

44
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Non renewable resources

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On renewable resources take millions of years to form such as fossil fuels or coal non renewable resources founded Florida are oil phosphate mine stone and sand