Vocabulary Sheet #3

1. Geyser: hot spring that shoots hot water or steam intermittently
2. Wetland: area of land covered in water
3. International Date Line: imaginary line near 180 degrees longitude where each day begins (this line is internationally agreed upon)
4. Deposition: air, water or ice laying down sediments
5. Cold Front: boundary between masses of cold air and warm air whereas the cold air mass pushes the warm air mass upwards, thus causing a storm
6. Fauna: animals
7. Saturation: when the air can contain no mire water vapor causing the water to condense, in the form of dew
8. Loess: Sediments of clay and silt that are deposited by the wind that generally appears yellowish
9. Beaufort Scale: scale developed by Francis Beaufort (British admiral) to measure wind speeds visually. The scale goes from 0 to 12, with with 0 being rather tranquil and 12 being of hurricane strength
10. Trade Winds: Winds that blow from high pressure zones of tropical areas toward the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) or doldrums