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weather part 1
Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | a thin layer of glass susses surrounding earth |
Biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere |
clouds | a mass of tiny water droplet or ice crystals that floats in the air above earth |
condensation | the change of state from gas to liquid |
crystallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen form |
Density | the measurements of how tightly a material is packed together |
Earth systems | The four major n physical system of the earth hydrosphere, lithosphere atmosphere, biosphere |
Fog | A cloud at ground |
Geosphere | All of the rock at and below earth surface (crust, mantel, and core) |
Glacier | Any larger mass of ice that moves slowly overland |
groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
hydroshere | all the water at near the surface of earth 97% |
landform | a nuaturally formed feature on the suface of earth such as a coastline |
pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
precipitation | any form of water the fills from clouds and reaches earth |
runoff | water that flows over the ground surface |
transpirations | the cveaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
water cycle | through coninual movement of water amoug earth atmoshere ocenas and land |