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Weather Part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of gasses surrounding the 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 if 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 on ground level |
| Geosphere | all of the rock at and below Earths 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 of the water at and near the surface of earth 97% of which is in oceans |
| land form | all the water at and near the surface of the earth such as a coastline, dune, or mountain |
| path way | 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 unto the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among Earths atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |