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Weather part 1
weather Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | a thin layer of gsses surrouding earth |
| biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land water and and air or atmosphere |
| clouds | a mass of tiny wter dr |
| 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 earths 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 sufface 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 earths surface as rain snow sleet or hail |
| runoff | water that flowa over the ground surface rather that than soaking into the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water the leaves of ant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among earths atmosphere oceans and land surface throungh evaporstion condensation and precipitation |
| condensation | the change of state from 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 |