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Unit 4 Water and Air
Vocab for unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aquifer | An underground layer of permeable rock that contains water |
| atmosphere | The outer layer of gases of a large body in space |
| biosphere | All living organisms on earth, in the air, land, and water |
| cryosphere | The frozen layer of Earth’s surface |
| condensation | Process of water vapor cooling and changing into liquid water |
| conduction | The transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through direct contact |
| convection | The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of heated gas or liquid in Earth’s mantle |
| upwelling/downwelling | When water moves to different levels of depth due to surface currents |