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MR V U3 EARTH SYSTEM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATMOSPHERE | THE RELATIVELY THIN LAYER OF GASES THAT FORM EARTHS OUTERMOST LAYER |
| GEOSPHERE | THE DENSEST PART OF EARTH THAT INCLUDES THE CRUST, MANTLE, AND CORE |
| HYDROSPHERE | THE PORTION OF EARTH THAT CONSIST OF WATER IN ANY OF ITS FORMS, INCLUDING OCEANS, GLACIERS, RIVERS, LAKES , GROUNDWATER AND WTER VAPOR . |
| CRYOSPHERE | THE PORTION OF HYDROSPHERE THAT IS FROZEN ,INCLIUDING ALL THE ICE AND SNOW ON LAND, PLUS SEA AND LAKE ICE |
| BIOSPHERE | THE PARTS OF EARTH THAT CONTAIN LIVING ORGANISMS |
| ENERGY | THE ABILITY TO DO WORK OR CAUSE CHANGE |
| TOPOGRAPHY | THE SHAPE OF LAND DETERMINED BY ELEVATION, RELIEF, AND LAND FORMS |
| LANDFORM | A FEATURE ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, SUCH AS COASTLINE, DUNE, OR MOUNTAIN |
| MOUNTAIN | A LANDFORM WITH HIGH ELEVATION AND HIGH RELIEF |
| COASTLINE | A LAND THAT FORMS THE BOUNDRY BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE OCEAN OR A LAKE |
| DUNE | A HILL OF SAND PILED UP BY WIND |
| RIVER | A NATURAL STREAM OF WATER THAT FLOWS INTO ANOTHER BODY OF WATER, SUCH AS AN OCEAN, LAKE, OR ANOTHER RIVER |
| DELTA | A LANDFORM OF SEDIMENT THAT IS DEPOSITED WHERE A RIVER FLOWS INTO AN OCEAN OR LAKE |
| SURVEYING | A PROCESS IN WHICH MAPMAKERS DETERMINE DISTANCES AND ELEVATIONS USING INSTRUMENTS AND THE PRINCIPLES OF GEOMETRY. |
| WATER CYCLE | THE CONTINUAL MOVEMENT OF WATER AMONG EARTHS ATMOSPHERE , OCEANS, AND LAND SURFACE THROUGH EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPITATION |
| EVAPORATION | THE PROCESS IN WHICH MOLECULES AT THE SURFACE OF A LIQUID ABSORB ENOUGH ENERGY TO CHANGE TO A GAS. |
| TRANSPIRATION | THE PROCESS BY WHICH WATER IS LOST THROUGH A PLANT'S LEAVES |
| CONDENSATION | THE CHANGE IN STATE FROM A GAS TO A LIQUID. |
| PRECIPITATION | ANY FORM OF WATER THAT FALLS FROM CLOUDS AND REACHES EARTHS SURFACE AS RAIN, SNOW, SLEET, OR HAIL. |
| WATERSHED | THE LAND AREA THAT SUPPLIES WATER TO A RIVER SYSTEM |
| AQUIFER | AN UNDERGROUND LAYER OF ROCK OR SEDIMENT THAT HOLDS WATER. |
| WELL | A HOLE SUNK INTO THE GROUND TO REACH A SUPPLY OF WATER. |
| SEISMIC WAVE | VIBRATIONS THAT TRAVEL THROUGH EARTH CARRYING THE ENERGY RELEASED DURING AN EARTHQUAKE |
| CRUST | THE LAYER OF ROCK THAT FORMS EARTH'S OUTER SURFACE. |
| MANTLE | THE LAYER OF HOT, SOLID MATERIAL BETWEEN EARTH'S CRUST AND CORE. |
| OUTER CORE | A LAYER OF MOLTEN IRON AND NICKLE THAT SURROUNDS THE INNER CORE OF EARTH. |
| INNER CORE | A DENSE SPHERE OF SOLID IRON AND NICKLE AT THE CENTER OF EARTH, |
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