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weather part 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | a thin layer of gasses surrounding 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 |
| conensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| crystallization | when measurement of how tightly a material is packed together |
| earth system | the four main physical systems of the earth hydrosphere atmosphere biosphere |
| fog | a cloud at ground level |
| geosphere | all of the rock at below earth's surface crust mantle and core |
| glacier | any large mass of ice that moves slowly over land |
| groundwater | water fills the cracks and spaces in underground solid and rock layers |
| hydrosphere | all the water at and near the surface of the earth 97 of which is in ocean |
| lanndform | a naturally formed feature on the surface rather than soaking into the ground or mountain |
| pathway | how water moves on land due to gravity |
| percipitation | 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 plant |
| water cycle | the continual movement of water among earth atmosphere oceans and land surface condensation and percipitation |