Unit 5 Vocabulary

the atmospheric conditions of a region over a long period of time

• weather

• climate

• precipitation

• accumulation

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water, on earth, goes around and around

• atmosphere

• condensation

• evaporation

• water cycle

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the sun heats up rivers, lakes, and oceans which turns water into water vapor

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

• accumulation

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rain, sleet, snow, or hail

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

• evaporation

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water vapor cools down to create clouds

• condensation

• precipitation

• accumulation

• evaporation

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when precipitation falls to the earth, water is collected as ground water or runs off into a body of water

• accumulation

• precipitation

• condensation

• evaporation

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the air that surrounds the Earth, it is made of a mixture of gases

• sun

• atmosphere

• climate

• weather

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the star that provides Earth with thermal energy

• water cycle

• weather

• climate

• sun

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