click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
weather unit part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
| biospher | part of earth in which live 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 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 |
| fog | a cloud at ground level |
| geosphere | all of the rock and 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 spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
| hydrosphere | all the water at and near the surface of the the earth such 97 of which is in oceans |
| landform | a naturally formed feature on the surface earth such as a coastline dune or mountain |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hail |
| precipitation | how water moves on land due to gravity any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hailll |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking it a ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among earth atmosphere oceans and land surface through evaporation |
| earth systems | the four main physical systems of the earth hydrosphere |