BIG IDEA 7: Earth Systems & Patterns & Water Cycle
Topic XI: Weather & Climate
VOCABULARY FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY. 13th-18th
1.) temperature: the average speed of the particles in a substance
2.) topography: the surface features and shape of the solid surface
3.) air pressure: the weight of air pushing on everything around it
4.) water cycle: the change of water from one state to another a it moves between Earth's surface and
the atmosphere
5.) condensation: water vapor turns into liquid such as water droplets in clouds
6.) evaporation: changing of liquid water to water vapor such as water turning to gas
7.) precipitation: water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
8.) sublimation: is ice changing into gas
9.) sleet: frozen raindrops
10.) rain: water that condenses from vapor in the atmosphere and falls to Earth as drops from clouds
11.) snow: crystals of ice that form from water vapor in the atmosphere and fall to Earth
12.) hail: precipitation in the form of rounded pelots of ice and hard snow that usually fals during
thunderstorms
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