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weather vocab
Term | Definition |
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Atmosphere | a thin layer of gases surrounding the earth |
Biosphere | part of earth in which life exists including land, water, and air of=r atmosphere |
Clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that floats in the air above the earth |
Condensation | the change 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 systems | the 4 main physical systems of the earth-hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere |
fog | a cloud at ground level |
Geosphere | all of the rock at and below earths surface (crust, mantel, and core) |
glacier | any large mass of ice the moves slowly over land |
Groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
Hydrosphere | all the water at or near the surface of earth, 97% of which is in oceans |
Land form | a naturally-formed feature on the surface of earth, such as coast line, dune, or mountain |
Pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
Precipitation | any form of water that falls from the clouds and reaches earths surface as rain, hail, snow, or sleet |
Run-off | water that flows over the ground surface rather then soaking into 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, precipitation |