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Weather Unit Part 1
Weather Unit Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of glasses 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 form a gas to a liquid |
| Crystallization | When water freezes and collects in frozen form |
| Density | The measurement of how tightly a material is packed together |
| Earth Systems | The four main physical systems of the earth- hydrosphere, Lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere |
| Fog | A cloud at ground level |
| Geosphere | All of the rock at and below earth's surface (crust, mantle, and core |
| 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 cloud and reaches earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| Runoff | Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
| Transpiration | Evapration of water from the leaves of a plant |
| Water Cycle | The continual movement of water among earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evapration, condensation, and presipatation |