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Earth Spheres Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Earth System | All of nonliving things ,living things,and process that make up the planet earth,including the solid earth ,hydrosphere,the atmosphere, and the biosphere. |
Atmosphere | A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet,moon, or other celestial body. |
Geosphere | The mostly solid,rocky part of earth;extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust. |
Hydrosphere | The portion of earth that is water. |
Cryosphere | One of the earth sphere where water is in solid form,including snow cover,floating ice,glaciers,ice caps,ice sheets, and frozen ground perma frost. |
Biosphere | The part of Earth where life exists;includes all of the living things. |
Lithosphere | The solid,outer layer of earth that consist of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle. |