Term 3 Vocab- ALL WORDS

The system on Earth that contains all of the liquid and frozen water on Earth's surface as well as groundwater below the surface and water vapor in the atmosphere

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

The system of gases that surrounds Earth

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

The various patterns of movement of water and air driven by interactions among the geosphere (land), hydrosphere (water), and atmosphere (air), with inputs of energy from the sun

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content; cover many hundreds or thousands of miles

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

A mature tropical cyclone that develops the Northeast Pacific Ocean, east of the dateline, or the North Atlantic Ocean.

• hydrosphere
• atmosphere
• weather
• air mass
• hurricane

Horizontal and vertical streams of circulation in ocean waters that are produced by gravity, wind friction, temperature differences, and water density variation in different parts of the ocean; move in predictable patterns around Earth

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

An intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds (74 mph or greater), and heavy rain.

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

A mature tropical cyclone that develops over the Northwestern Pacific Ocean

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

Result that occurs when a rocky, metallic, or icy body that had been orbiting the Sun passes through the atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface.

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate

The weather conditions prevailing in an area over multiple decades.

• ocean current
• tropical cyclone
• typhoon
• meteor impact
• climate