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01/26/2009

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Term
water cycle
Definition
The continuous movement of water from one water source to another.evaporation
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Condensation
Definition
occurs when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid droplets, this is how clouds form.
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transpiration
Definition
the process by which plants release water vepor into the air througt the leaves.
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evaporation
Definition
when liquid water changes into water vapor, which is gas
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wATER VAPOR
Definition
RELEASE WATER MOLECULES into air
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Runoff
Definition
is water
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percolation
Definition
the downward movement of water through pores and other spaces in soil due to gravity
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infiltration
Definition
the movement of water into the groun due to the pull of gravity
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Ground water
Definition
the water located within the rocks below the earth's surface.
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watershed
Definition
the land drained by a river system
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aquifier
Definition
a rock layer that stores and allows the flow of ground.
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Radiation
Definition
the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
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conduction
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by direct contact.
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convection
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
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convection
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
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convection
Definition
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
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atmosphere
Definition
a mixture of gaases that surrounds the earth.
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thermosphere
Definition
the uppermost atmosphheric layer
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mesosphere
Definition
the coldest layer of the atmosphere
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statosphere
Definition
the atmospheric layer above the troposphere
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troposphere
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which lies next to the earth's surface, is the lowest layer of the atmosphere
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autumnal/ vernal equinox
Definition
when sprin starts
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summer solstice
Definition
summer begins wit the summer solstice on June 21st
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winter solstice
Definition
the winter solstice happens on december 21st or 22nd
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winter solstice
Definition
the winter solstice happens on december 21st or 22nd
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winter solstice
Definition
the winter solstice happens on december 21st or 22nd
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winter solstice
Definition
the winter solstice happens on december 21st or 22nd
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the green house effect
Definition
the natural heating process of a planet , such as the earth, by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy
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global warming
Definition
a rise in average global temperatures
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the reasons for the seasons?
Definition
is cause the earth rotates on an axis
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what is the most abundent gas in the atmosphere?
Definition
nitroion
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the greenhouse gas that traps heat?
Definition
carbon dioxide
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