Science - Chapter 1 Vocabulary

The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer.

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• energy

• atmosphere

The parts of Earth that contain living organisms.

• cryosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

The change in state from a gas to a liquid.

• precipitation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• condensation

An underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water.

• well

• aquifer

• delta

• river

A line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake.

• delta

• cryosphere

• river

• coastline

A hill of sand piled up by the wind.

• dune

• mountain

• landform

• model

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake.

• watershed

• well

• delta

• river

The ability to do work or cause change.

• system

• model

• surveying

• energy

The portion of the hydrosphere that is frozen, including all the ice and snow on land, plus sea and lake ice.

• cryosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• biosphere

The densest parts of Earth that include the crust, mantle, and core.

• biosphere

• geosphere

• atmoshpere

• topography