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13 Cards in this Set
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what are the four major spheres of the earth? |
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithospere (geo), and biosphere |
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what is the geosphere? |
the top layer of rock that covers the Earth |
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what is the biosphere |
the living components found on the Earth |
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what is the atmosphere |
the layers of gas that surrounds the earth |
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what is the hydrosphere? |
water on, above, and below the Earth's surface |
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What is evaporation? |
The sun warms water on the ground, and it causes the liquid to change into gas. |
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what is transpiration? |
when the sun warms plants, and it causes the water to evaporate out of the plants |
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what is condensation? |
when water vapor cools and forms clouds. |
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what is precipitation? |
when a form of water falls out of a cloud. |
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what is collection? |
when precipitation that falls to earth's surface and gets put in rivers that will flow into lakes |
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what is runoff? |
water that flows from a higher elevation to a lower elevation |
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What is infiltration? |
when water is absorbed into the ground |
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What is absorption |
when plants take in water through their roots |
