Science Vocab

3. the weather conditions prevailing in an area
6. an underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water
8. a cooling of the water in the equatorial pacific that occurs at irregular intervals that is associated with weather conditions
9. the level below which the ground is saturated the water
12. an effect whereby a mass of moving in a rotating system experiences a force
14. not allowing fluid to pass through
17. the process in which water molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas
19. allowing liquids or gasses to pass through it

1. an irregular occurring climate changes affecting the pacific and beyond every few years
2. the cycle of processes in which water circulates between the earth’s oceans,atmosphere and land
4. rain,snow,sleet or hail that falls to the ground
5. the process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through pores in their leaves
7. is the measure of all the salts dissolved in water
10. a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
11. zone the portion of the portion of the subsurface above the groundwater table
13. zone the area in an aquifer below the water table in which reality all pores and fractures are saturated with water
15. water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground rock and soil layers
16. an environment that provides the things a specific organisms need to live,grow and reproduce
18. a body of water or air moving in a definite direction