CKLA Domain 6 Vocabulary

thrive

• to grow and develop well

• to decline or diminish

• to remain stagnant

• to struggle or fail

transparent

• clear; able to see through

• opaque; not able to see through

• reflective; bouncing light

• translucent; partially see through

condensation

• The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

• The process by which a liquid changes into a gas.

• The process of solidifying a gas into a solid.

• The process of mixing two gases together.

precipitation

• Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

• A type of cloud formation that indicates rain.

• The process of water evaporating from the ground.

• A measurement of humidity in the atmosphere.

protective

• The act of keeping someone or something safe.

• A type of clothing worn for warmth.

• A legal term for ownership rights.

• A method of cooking food quickly.

rotation

• The turn of the Earth on its axis, which causes daytime and nighttime.

• The movement of the Earth around the Sun.

• The change of seasons due to the tilt of the Earth's axis.

• The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth.

seasons

• A cycle caused by the Earth's tilt as it orbits around the Sun, lasting approximately three months each.

• A phenomenon that occurs only in tropical regions.

• A weather pattern that changes every week.

• A period of time defined by the lunar cycle.

hemisphere

• Half of Earth as divided north and south by the equator or east and west by the Prime Meridian.

• A term used to describe the entire Earth.

• A geographical region defined by climate and vegetation.

• A type of map projection used in cartography.

revolution

• The circular path that the Earth travels around the Sun. One revolution around the Sun is equal to one year.

• A sudden and radical change in political power or organizational structures.

• The act of rotating around an axis or center.

• A significant increase in the speed of a process or activity.

life cycle

• stages a living thing goes through from birth to adulthood

• the process of photosynthesis in plants

• the stages of cellular division

• the migration patterns of animals