Vocab Summative: Water, Air, Heat, Currents & Atmosphere

Front

Horizontal air movement from high to low pressure.

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wind

Front

Measure of average energy of motion of particles; indicates hot or cold.

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temperature

Front

Water cycle process: water loss through plant leaves.

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transpiration

Front

An environment providing what an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

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habitat

Front

Water filling cracks in underground soil and rock layers.

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ground water

Front

Continuous force on an object by contact, caused by air weight pushing down.

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pressure

Front

Water vapor in air volume.

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humidity

Front

A large stream of moving water in oceans.

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current

Front

Lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

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troposphere

Front

Layer of Earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere.

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mesosphere