| A | B |
|---|
| Atmosphere | air that surrounds the Earth; it is made of a mixture of gases |
| Climate | general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time [30 years or more (many decades)] |
| Condensation | the process of water changing from water vapor to a liquid by loss of heat (e.g., weather - water vapor forming clouds) |
| Evaporation | the process of water changing from a liquid to water vapor by adding heat (e.g., weather - water in oceans evaporating into the air) |
| Interact | acting in such a way so to have an effect on something else |
| Precipitation | water that falls to the Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Sun | a huge ball of gases around which the Earth and other planets of the solar system revolve; the Sun is a star that provides Earth with most of its light and thermal energy |
| Water Cycle | the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere |
| Weather | day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere in an area; weather has short-term variations (e.g., weather can change from minute-to-minute, day-to-day, or week-to-week) |
