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weather part1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 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 system | the four main physical system 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 |
| Groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
| Hydrophere | all the water at and near the surface of the earth,97 |