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Weather unit part1
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| 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 tinny water dropletes or ice crystals that floats in the air above earth |
| condensation | the change of state from gas to liquid |
| crystallization | when water freezes an collects in frozen form |
| density | the measure of how lightly a material is packed together |
| earth system | the four main physical systems of earth- hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere |
| fog | a cloud at ground level |
| geosphere | all 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 surface in the ground soil and rock layer |
| 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 caostline,dune,or mountain |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
| precipitation | any form of water 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 |
| transportation | 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 precipatation |