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weather part1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
| biospheretightly | part of earth in which life exist including land |
| clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets of ice crystal that floats in the air |
| condensation | the change of state from gas to a liquid |
| crytallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen form |
| earth systems | the four main phisical systems of the earth |
| density | the meusaer of how tightly a material is packed together |
| fog | a cloud at round level |
| geosphere | all of the rock at and below earth's surface |
| glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land |
| groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in the under ground soil and rock larers |
| hydrosphere | all the water at the and near the surface of the earth 97% of witch is in oceans |
| landform | a naturally formed feature ont he surface of earth such as a coastline dune or mountain |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to graviy |
| precipitaion | any form of water falls from clouds and reaches earth surface as rain snow sleet or hail |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather then soacking into the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among earths atmosphere |