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Wether Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding Earth |
| Bioshere | 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 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 for main physical systems of the earth- hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere |
| Fog | a cloud at ground level |
| Geosphere | all of the rock at and below Earth's surface (crust, mantle, and core) |
| Glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land |
| water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers | |
| all the water at and near the surface of the earth ,97% of which is in oceans | |
| a naturally- formed feature on the surface of the Earth, such as a coastline, dune, or mountain | |
| how water moves on land due to gravity | |
| any from of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface |