Science Review

The mixture of gases that surround a planet.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

All living things on Earth.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

The place at which land masses meet the ocean.

• system

• precipitation

• coastline

The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

The process by which a liquid change into a gas.

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

The solid portion of Earth.

• geosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

All of Earth's water, taken together in all states of matter.

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Water that falls from the air to Earth's surface.

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

A set of connected things forming a complex whole.

• water cycle

• coastline

• system

The process in which water continuously moves from Earth's surface into the atmosphere and back again.

• water cycle

• coastline

• system