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5.3C Mrs. Jensen
Water Cycle and Global Warming
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Science
5th Grade
03/06/2011

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Term
water vapor, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is water in the form of an invisible gas.
Term
humidity, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is the amount of water vapor in the air.
Term
evaporate, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is to change from a liquid to a gaseous state.
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condense, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is to cnage from a gas to a liquid.
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precipitation, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is any form of water that falls to the earth a cloud.
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runoff, 5.3C.1
Definition
______ is water that falls onto land and drains off the surface.
Term
label the water cycle
Definition
label the water cycle
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climate, 5.3C.2
Definition
______ is the average weather conditions in an area over many years.
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infrared radiation, 5.3C.2
Definition
______ is energy with a wavelength longer than the wavelength of light.
Term
greenhouse gases, 5.3C.2
Definition
______ are carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the atmosphere that absorb infrared radiation from the earth's surface.
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greenhouse effect, 5.3C.2
Definition
______ is the process by which gases n the atmosphere absorb heat and keep the earth warm.
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earth's tilt, 5.3C.2
Definition
_______ determines which season we are in because of how much sunlight we get daily.
Term
global warming, 5.3C.4
Definition
______ is an increase in the earth's temperature, due to an increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
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