Vocabulary List 3

Front

the process in which certain gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in Earth’s atmosphere as heat

Back

greenhouse effect

Front

average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time

Back

climate

Front

day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors

Back

weather

Front

sunlight region near the surface of water

Back

photic zone

Front

dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate

Back

aphotic zone

Front

study of

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-ology

Front

without

Back

a-

Front

life

Back

bio-

Front

Ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year.

Back

wetland

Front

All of the water--salt water and fresh water, in the form of liquid, ice, or vapor--above and below Earth's surface and in the atmosphere

Back

hydrosphere