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Unit 10 Lesson 1
Term | Definition |
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Earth System | All of the nonliving things , living things , and processes that make up the planet earth , including the solid earth , the hydrosphere , the atmosphere , and the biosphere . |
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's sphere's where water is in solid form , including snow cover , floating ice , glaciers , ice caps 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 includes all of the living organisms on earth |