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Weather Part 1
Term | Definition |
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atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land wather and air or atmospere |
clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that float in air above earth |
condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
crystallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen form |
Density | the measurement of how tightly a material is packed together |
Earth systems | The four main physical systems for the earth hydrosphere, lithophere atmosphere, biophere |
frog | a cloud at ground level |
geosphere | all of the rock at and below earth's surface (crust, mantle,and core) |
glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land |
groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
hydrosphere | all the water that fills the cracks and spaces of the earth,97% of which is in oceans |
landform | a naturally-formed feature on the surface of earth, such as a coastline, dune, or mountain |