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Weather Unit Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | A thin layer of asses 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 System | The four main physical system 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 the earth,such as a coastline,dune,or mountian. |
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. |
Transportation | 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 precipitation. |