List of Words for Letter ‘W’
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water cycle
the continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and the air
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watershed
the area from which water is drained; also the region that contributes water to a river or a river system
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wave
a disturbance that carries energy from one place to another without a net movement of matter
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wavelength
the distance from the top of one crest to the top of the next or from the bottom of one trough to the bottom of the next
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weather
the day-to-day conditions in an area
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weathering
the gradual breakdown of rock into smaller pieces by natural processes such as precipitation, wind, plant growth, and temperature change
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wetland
an area in which water is near the surface of the soil much of the time; in California most wetlands are salt marshes
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wind
air that moves horizontally near Earth's surface
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work
the use of force to move an object through a distance