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weather unit part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of gasses surrounding earth. |
| Biosphere | Part of earth in while life exists including land, water and air or atmoshere. |
| 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 in frozen form. |
| Density | The measurement of how tightly a material is packed together. |
| Earth Systems | The four main physical system 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, core). |
| Glacier | Any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land. |
| Hydrosphere | All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans. |
| Landform | A naturally-form feature on the surface of earth, such as a 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, 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 plan. |
| Water Cycle | The continual movement of water among earth's atmosphere, oceans and land surface through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation |