Vocabulary: Circulation of Earth's Air and Water

Movement of matter due to differences in density.

• Sublimation

• Convection

• Evaporation

• Wind

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The curving of the path of a moving object.

• Coriolis Effect

• Precipitation

• Kinetic Energy

• Evaporation

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Movement of ocean water.

• Geosphere

• Runoff

• Ocean Current

• Groundwater

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Solid directly to a gas.

• Transpiration

• Hydrosphere

• Sublimation

• Hemispheres

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Plants release water vapor into the air.

• Groundwater

• Atmosphere

• Jet Stream

• Transpiration

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Liquid to a gas.

• Convection

• Runoff

• Evaporation

• Geosphere

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Gas to a liquid

• Kinetic Energy

• Wind

• Condensation

• Ocean Current

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Any form of water that falls to Earth.

• Precipitation

• Ocean Current

• Sublimation

• Hydrosphere

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Precipitation that flows over the land.

• Transpiration

• Ocean Current

• Runoff

• Biosphere

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This occurs when there are pressure differences in the atmosphere.

• Wind

• Sublimation

• Convection

• Biosphere

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