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Unit 10 Lesson 1
Vocabulary from 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 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 spheres 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. |