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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biosphere | Earth and the sorrounding atmosphere |
| atmosphere | thin layer of gasses sorounding the earth |
| hydrosphere | the system containing all of earths water |
| cryosphere | the frozen part of water on earths surface |
| ground water | water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath earths suface |
| geosphere | the solid part of earth |
| mineral | a naturally ocurring solid that has a crystal structure and a definate composition |
| rock | a naturally ocurring solid solid composed of minerals rock fragments and sometimes other materials such as organic matter |
| water cycle | the series of a natural procces by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere |
| evaporation | the procces of a liquid changing into a gas |
| transpiration | the procces where plants release water vapor through their leaves |
| condensation | the procces where a gas turns to liquid |
| presipitation | weather in liquid form that falls from the atmosphere |
| weather | the atmosphere conditions along with short term changes in certain times |
| climate | the long term average weather conditions that occur in a prticular region |
| rock cycle | the series of a procces that change one type rock into another type of rock |
| uplift | the procces that moves large bodies of earth materials to higher elevations |