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weather vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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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 gas to a liquid |
cystallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen from |
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 |
geosphere | all of the rock at and below earth's surface (crust, mantel, 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 |
lansform | 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 |
run off | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into ground |
transpiration | evaporation of water from from the leaves of a plant |
water cycle | the continual movement of water among earths atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |