Week 6 Vocab

The continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans.

The change of state from a liquid to a gas.

The change of state from a gas to a liquid.

Any form of water that falls to the Earth’s surface from the clouds; includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

A measure of the amount of dissolved salts in a given amount of liquid.

Water that contains insignificant amounts of salts, as in rivers and lakes.

The part of Earth where life exists.

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

An environmental factor that is associated with or results from the activities of living organisms.

Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.

A living thing; anything that can carry out life processes independently.

A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring; also the level of classification below genus and above subspecies.

A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed.

A group of various species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other.

The place where an organism usually lives.