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Weather Part1
Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | a thin layer of glasses surrounding Earth. |
Biosphere | a 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 changes 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 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 |
Ground water | 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% of which is in oceans |
Landform | 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 earth's surface as rain,snow,sleet,or hail |
Run Off | water that flows over the ground surface rather that soaking into the ground |
Transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
Water Cycle | the continual movement of water among Earth's atmosphere, oceans and land surface through evaporation, condensation and precipitation |