Roper's Final Earth Science Exam

the process that changes a liquid to a gas by adding heat

• evaporation

• condensation

• transpiration

• precipitaion

water that collects in lakes, rivers, oceans and other bodies of water

• precipitaion

• accumulation

• evaporation

• condensation

a body of air that has a consistent temperature and moisture content

• front

• low pressure

• airmass

• high pressure

the average weather of an area over a long period of time

• climate
• global wind pattern
• forecast
• season

a small body of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the sun in an elongated ellipse

• asteroid
• moon
• planet
• comet

to change from a gaseous to a liquid state by removing heat

• evaporate
• transpirate
• condense
• precipitate

the protection of resources from pollution or damage

• conservation
• global warming
• greenhouse effect
• environment

energy generated in ways that do not deplete natural resources or harm the environment, especially by avoiding the use of fossil fuels

• nonrenewable resource

• natural resource

• alternative energy source

• fossil fuels

the temperature at which air's relative humidity is 100%

• precipitaion
• dew point
• humidity
• rain

a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows the flow of groundwater

• groundwater

• aquifer

• bedrock

• leaching