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weather unit part 1
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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atomsphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding earth |
biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land,water, and air or atomsphere |
clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that floats in air above earth |
condensation | the change of state from a gas to 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 at and belows 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 earth ,97 percent of which is in oceans |
land form | a naturally formed feature on the surface of earth,such as a coastline,dune,or mountain |
pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earths surface as rain,snow,sleet,or hail |
run off | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
water cycle | the continual movement of water amongs earth atmosphere , oceans,and land surface through evaporation,condensation, and prepcitation |