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weather part 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of gasses 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 gas to a liquid. |
| crystallization | When water freezes and collects in frozen form. |
| denstiy | The measurement of how tightly a material is packed together. |
| Earth Systems | Before main physical systems of the Earth ,Hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. |
| Fog | A cloud at ground level. |
| Geosphere | All of the Rock at and below Earth surface. |
| 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 Earth such as a coastline Dune or Mountain. |
| 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. |
| Transpiration | 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. |