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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 float in the air above earth |
| condensation | the change in state from a gas to a liquid |
| crystallization | when water freezes and collects frozen in frozen form |
| Density | the measurement of how tightly a material is packed together |
| earth systems | The 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 |
| groundwater | water that fills cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
| hydrosphere | all the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% which is in oceans. |
| Land form | a naturally formed feature on the surface on the earth,such as a coastline,dune,or mountain. |
| pathway | how water moves on land do to gravity |
| precipitation | any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches earth 's surface rain,sleet,snow,hail |
| Runoff | water that flows over the grounds surface rather then soaking into the ground |
| transcription | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among the earths atmosphere,oceans,and land surface through evaporation condensation and precipitation |
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