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weather part 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
| biosphere | par of earth in which life exists including land water and air or atmosphere |
| clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystal that floats in the air above earth |
| 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 |
| earth systems | the four main physical systems of the earth hydrosphere lithosphere |
| fog | a cloud at ground level |
| geosphere | all of the rocks at end below earth surface crust mantle and core |
| glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land |
| groundwater | water that fills the cracks and space in underground soil and rock layers |
| hydrosphere | all the water at end 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 |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hill |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plan |
| water cycle | the continual movements of water among earth atosphere ocean land surface through evaporation and precipitation |