wcs 2-3 unit test elise Flashcards
Convection
Energy transfer through fluids, liquids, or gases.
Conduction
Energy transfer through direct contact.
Radiation
Energy transfer through electromagnetic radiation.
Why does soil heat faster than water?
Water is lighter, smoother, and wetter.
What drives the water cycle?
Solar energy and gravity.
What are the six changes of states of water?
Condensation, vaporization, freezing, melting, sublimation, deposition.
Exothermic
Gets colder.
Endothermic
Gets warmer.
Transpiration
When water leaves through plants.
Aquifer
A pool of underground water.
What are clouds made of?
Solid and liquid water.
Precipitation
The water, snow, hail, or sleet that falls from the clouds.
What force drives precipitation?
Gravity.
What are the three endothermic changes?
Vaporization, melting, sublimation.
What are three exothermic changes?
Condensation, freezing, deposition.
