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Unit 10 Lesson 1
Term | Definition |
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Earth System | All of the non-living things,living things, and processes that make up the planet earth including the solid earth, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and this biosphere. |
Geosphere | The most 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's sphere were water is in solid form including snow cover,floating ice, glaciers, ice gaps,ice sheets, and frozen ground permafrost. |
Atmosphere | A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body. |
Biosphere | The part of earth where life exists all of the living organisms on earth. |