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weather unit part 1
Term | Definition |
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atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
biospher | part of earth in which live 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 |
fog | a cloud at ground level |
geosphere | all of the rock and below earth 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 the earth such 97 of which is in oceans |
landform | a naturally formed feature on the surface earth such as a coastline dune or mountain |
pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hail |
precipitation | how water moves on land due to gravity any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hailll |
runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking it a ground |
transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
water cycle | the continual movement of water among earth atmosphere oceans and land surface through evaporation |
earth systems | the four main physical systems of the earth hydrosphere |