Vocabulary

3. The properties of the atmosphere at any given time or location including temperature, air movement, and precipitation
4. A force that exists between any two objects that have mass
5. time scale Divides Earth's geological history into intervals of time defined by major events or changes on Earth
7. hazard a natural event that threatens lives, property, and other assets
9. Mass A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor
11. current Large-Scale movement of water within the oceans in a certain direction
15. resource A natural resource that cannot be replaced
18. The average weather conditions in an area
19. The part of Earth in which life can live
20. A high region of Earth or how high you are

1. The location in which an organism lives
2. Change A large-scale and long-term change to Earth's regional or global weather systems
6. gas a gas, usually carbon-based, that continues to global warming through the greenhouse effect, which prevents the escape of radiant heat from Earth's atmosphere
8. effect The effect of a rotating body that influences the motion of any object or fluid moving over it
10. resource A natural resource that has an infinite amount and will never run out
12. All living and nonliving things that surround an organism
13. resource A mineral, organic material, or fuel deposit that is currently or available for human use
14. The permanent loss of a population or species
16. The removal of weathered rock material after rocks have been broken down, the small particles are transported to other locations by wind, water, ice, and more
17. a region in which all precipitation and surface water collects and drains into a body of water