Chapter Vocab 2-2 & 3

The continuous process by which water moves from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

• Water Cycle

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

The process by which molecules of liquid water absorb energy and change to a gas

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Nitrogen Fixation

The process by which a gas changes to a liquid

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Precipitation

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail

• Water Cycle

• Evaporation

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Precipitation

The process of changing free nitrogen gas into a useable form

• Water Cycle

• Evaporation

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Evaporation

The study where organisms live

• Biogeography

• Continental Drift

• Climate

• Dispersal

The very slow motion of the continents

• Exotic Species

• Continental Drift

• Climate

• Dispersal

An organism that is carried into a new location by people

• Climate

• Exotic Species

• Biogeography

• Dispersal

A typical weather pattern in an area over a long period of time

• Dispersal

• Biogeography

• Continental Drift

• Climate

The movement of organisms from one place to another; can be caused by wind, water, or living things including humans

• Dispersal

• Climate

• Exotic Species

• Continental Drift