All living organisms on Earth, including plants, animals, and bacteria.

The layer of gases surrounding Earth that provides air and regulates temperature.

All the liquid, solid, and vapor water on Earth.

The frozen water part of the Earth system, including glaciers, ice caps, and snow.

Water that is stored in cracks and pores deep beneath Earth's surface.

The solid, physical part of Earth, including rocks, minerals, mountains, and the planet's interior.

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.

A naturally occurring solid made of one or more minerals or organic matter.

The continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface.

The process where liquid water changes into water vapor (gas).

The process where plants release water vapor through tiny pores in their leaves.

The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water droplets.

Moisture, such as rain, snow, or sleet, that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.

The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place (temperature, rain, wind).

The average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time.

A continuous series of processes where rocks are created, changed, and transformed from one major type to another.

The vertical upward movement of Earth's crust caused by tectonic forces.

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Science vocab

science vocab and defenitions

Term	Definition
Biosphere	All living organisms on Earth, including plants, animals, and bacteria.
atmosphere	The layer of gases surrounding Earth that provides air and regulates temperature.
hydrosphere	All the liquid, solid, and vapor water on Earth.
cryosphere	The frozen water part of the Earth system, including glaciers, ice caps, and snow.
groundwater	Water that is stored in cracks and pores deep beneath Earth's surface.
geosphere	The solid, physical part of Earth, including rocks, minerals, mountains, and the planet's interior.
mineral	A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
Rock	A naturally occurring solid made of one or more minerals or organic matter.
water cycle	The continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth's surface.
evaporation	The process where liquid water changes into water vapor (gas).
transpiration	The process where plants release water vapor through tiny pores in their leaves.
condensation	The process where water vapor cools and changes back into liquid water droplets.
precipitation	Moisture, such as rain, snow, or sleet, that falls from clouds to Earth's surface.
weather	The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place (temperature, rain, wind).
climate	The average weather pattern of a region over a long period of time.
rock cycle	A continuous series of processes where rocks are created, changed, and transformed from one major type to another.
uplift	The vertical upward movement of Earth's crust caused by tectonic forces.

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