Watersheds Vocabulary

Front

Fill in the blank: The tightness across the surface of water is caused by water’s ______ molecules pulling on one another.

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polar

Front

A ______ is any substance that dissolves another substance.

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solvent

Front

Specific heat is the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of a substance by ______ degree Celsius.

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1

Front

Evaporation is the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the ______ state.

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gaseous

Front

Fill in the blank: Condensation is the process by which a gas changes to a ______.

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liquid

Front

An abiotic factor is a non-living component of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, temperature, soil, or wind, that significantly influences the ______ organisms within that environment.

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living

Front

A biotic factor is any living organism that influences or affects an ecosystem, essentially meaning it's a living component within an environment that interacts with other ______ things around it.

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living

Front

The dew point is the temperature at which ______ begins.

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condensation

Front

Fill in the blank: Humidity is a measure of the amount of ______ vapor in the air.

Back

water

Front

Fill in the blank: Relative humidity is the percent of water vapor in the air compared to the maximum amount of water vapor the air can hold at a particular ______.

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temperature