Earth Science Unit 1 Vocab

the movement of matter due to differences in density

• convection

• conduction

• radiation

• transpiration

the curving path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to the Earth's rotation

• current effect

• convection current

• Coriolis effect

• Coriolis current

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a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

• wave current

• ocean current

• Coriolis current

• slippery current

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the change of state from a solid directly to a gas

• convection

• transpiration

• evaporation

• sublimation

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the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through a leaf or stem

• condensation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• sublimation

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the change of state from a liquid toa gas that usually occurs at the surface of a liquid over a wide range of temperatures

• evaporation

• condensation

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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the change of state from a gas to a liquid

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

• radiation

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any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

• evaporation

• sublimation

• precipitation

• runoff

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precipitation that flows over the land and into streams and rivers

• snow

• runoff

• groundwater

• sleet

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