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Weather pt.1
weather pt.1
Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding Earth. |
Biosphere | part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere. |
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 Earth's 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. |
Precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's 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 Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and percipitation. |