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weather part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | a thin layer of glass susses surrounding earth |
| Biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere |
| clouds | a mass of tiny water droplet or ice crystals that floats in the air above earth |
| condensation | the change of state from gas to liquid |
| crystallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen form |
| Density | the measurements of how tightly a material is packed together |
| Earth systems | The four major n physical system of the earth hydrosphere, lithosphere atmosphere, biosphere |
| Fog | A cloud at ground |
| Geosphere | All of the rock at and below earth surface (crust, mantel, and core) |
| Glacier | Any larger mass of ice that moves slowly overland |
| groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
| hydroshere | all the water at near the surface of earth 97% |
| landform | a nuaturally formed feature on the suface of earth such as a coastline |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
| precipitation | any form of water the fills from clouds and reaches earth |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface |
| transpirations | the cveaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | through coninual movement of water amoug earth atmoshere ocenas and land |