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Unit 10 lesson 1
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Geosphere | any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere |
| Hydrosphere | all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds |
| Cryosphere | the cryosphere, It means the places where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow. People most often think of Earth's frozen regions as being at the top and bottom of our planet, in the polar regions. |
| Atmosphere | the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet |
| Biosphere | the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms. |