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Weather unit part 1
vocabulary list
Term | Definition |
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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 Systems | The four main physical systems of the earth- hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere. |
Fog | A cloud at ground level. |
Geosphere | All of the rock and below Earths surface (crust, mantle, and core). |
Glacier | Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. |
Groundwater | Water that fillls the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers. |
Hydrosphere | All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans. |
Landfrom | A naturally-formed feature on the surface of Earth, such as a coastline,dune, or moutain. |
Pathway | How water moves on land due to garvity. |
Precipitation | Any from of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earths surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
Runoff | Water that flows over the ground. |
Transpiration | Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant. |
Water cycle | The continual movement of water. |