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weather unit part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
| Biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air above earth |
| clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that floats in the 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 of the earth hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere |
| fog | a cloud at ground level |
| Geosphere | all of the rock at and below earths 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 at and near the surface 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 |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
| preciptation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among earths atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condesation, and percipitation |