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weather part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 has 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 the ground level |
| geosphere | all of the rock at and below earth's surface (crust, mantle, 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 that fills the cracks and space n underground soil and rock layers |
| Land form | 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 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 |