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.

excess water that runs down hill to lower areas of land

water stored beneath the Earth’s surface

things that work together to perform a function

any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow

the change of a substance from a liquid to a vapor (gas)

the process of which plants give water back to the environment

the change of a substance from a vapor to a liquid (clouds)

water that runs down hill and gathers in other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and oceans

the continuous process by which water moves from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

A layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, all weather happens here

A blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth

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Matter List 1

Question	Answer
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.
run-off	excess water that runs down hill to lower areas of land
groundwater	water stored beneath the Earth’s surface
system	things that work together to perform a function
precipitation	any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow
evaporation	the change of a substance from a liquid to a vapor (gas)
transpiration	the process of which plants give water back to the environment
condensation	the change of a substance from a vapor to a liquid (clouds)
collection	water that runs down hill and gathers in other bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and oceans
water vapor	a substance in a gaseous state
water cycle	the continuous process by which water moves from the Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back
troposphere	A layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, all weather happens here
atmosphere	A blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth

Created by: smithslb60

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