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Water Cycle
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3rd Grade
09/11/2008

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Climate
Definition
Weather of a large area. A desert is a dry climate.
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Definition
Biomes that are dry with scarce plant and animal life. There are cold and hot deserts.
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Adaptation
Definition
To change or adjust to a new environment
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Air Temperature
Definition
The degree of heat or cold that the air measures
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Alpine
Definition
Mountainous area at high elevations.
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Amphibian
Definition
"An animal that can live on land and in water. They are cold-blooded, vertebrate animals that lay eggs and have gills."
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Bedrock
Definition
Layer of solid uniform rock found beneath the soil
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Accuracy
Definition
"correct, careful and exact"
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Cirrus
Definition
"High, wispy or feathery clouds"
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Components
Definition
The parts of the whole (Example: wind is one component of weather.)
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Clouds
Definition
"When water condenses in the sky, we see it in the form of clouds"
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Deciduous
Definition
A type of tree that sheds its leaves each year.
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Condensation
Definition
When the small parts of water in the state of a gas collect together and become a liquid. This is usually caused by water vapor losing heat energy.
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Cumulus
Definition
"Big, puffy, white clouds"
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Air Pressure
Definition
The weight of air in the atmosphere pressing down upon Earth
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Atmoshpere
Definition
All the air surrounding the earth
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Dew
Definition
When water condenses on the ground (like on grass) and becomes a liquid.
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