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weather part 1
Term | Definition |
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Atmoisphere | a thin layer of gasses surroundng Earth |
biosphere | part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air atmosphere |
clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that floats in the air above Earth |
crystallization | when water fezzes and collects frozen from |
density | The measurement of how tighly a materail is packed togeather |
earth systems | the four main physical of the eath- 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 under ground 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 mountian |
pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
precipition | any form of water that fall from clouds and reaches earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather then soaking into the ground |
transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
water cycle | the continual movement of water among Earth's, oceans, and land surface through evaportion, condensation, and precipitation |