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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 |
| Condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| Crystallization | when water freezes and collects in frozen form |
| Density | the measurement for how tightly a material is packed together |
| Earth systems | the four main physical systems of the earth- hydrosphere, lithosphere, Atmosphere, and biosphere |
| Fog | a cloud at ground level |
| clouds | a mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that floats in the air above the earth |
| geosphere | all the rock at and below the earth`s surface (crust, mantel, and core) |
| hydrosphere | all the water at and near the earth, 97% of which is in oceans |
| glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over the land |
| groundwater | water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers |
| landform | a naturally-formed feature an the surface of the earth, such as 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 |
| runoff | water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground |
| transpiration | evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant |
| water cycle | the continual moment of water among earth`s atmosphere, oceans, and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |
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