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Science test october
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biosphere | The parts of earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life |
| Atmosphere | A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth |
| Hydrosphere | The system containing Earth's water |
| Cryosphere | The frozen portion of water on Earth's surface |
| Ground water | Water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath Earth's surface |
| Geosphere | The solid part of Earth |
| Mineral | A naturally occuring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition |
| Rock | A natural occuring solid composed of minerals, rock fragment and sometimes other materials such as organic matter |
| Watercycle | The series of natural processes by which water continually moves through out the hydrosphere |
| Evaporation | The process of a liquid changing into a gas at the surface of the liquid |
| Transpiration | The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves |
| Condesation | The process by which a gas changes to a liquid |
| Precipitation | Water, liquid, form, that falls from the atmosphere |
| Weather | The atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changes of a certain place at a certain time |
| Climate | The long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region |
| Rock cycle | The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock |
| Uplift | The process that moves large bodies of Earth material |
| What is the composition of the atmosphere | It is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, dust particle, water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, argon, and other gases |
| What are the layers of the atmosphere | Troposphere, Stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere |
| What are Earth's Systems | Cryosphere hydrosphere biosphere geosphere and atmosphere |
| How is water distributed in the hydrosphere | Lakes rivers oceans ice cap and glacierd and groundwater |