Earth Systems Amplify Chapter 4

The air that surrounds Earth.

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

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Streams of water within the ocean that

move in regular patterns.

• rivers

• ocean currents

• convection

• waterfalls

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Water that does not soak into the ground but instead flows downhill. It carries earth materials from one place to another.

• runoff

• watershed

• groundwater

• mudslide

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The thinnest of the Earth’s layers. It

is the outermost layer.

• mantle

• outer core

• crust

• inner core

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Water as a liquid or solid that falls to Earth. It includes rain, snow, sleet, hail, and freezing rain.

• precipitation

• hydrosphere

• rain

• waterfall

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Any substance added to the land, air,

or water that is harmful to living things or the environment.

• watershed

• organisms

• convection

• pollution

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The movement of a mass of rock, debris, or earth down a slope due to gravity.

• runoff

• watershed

• mudslide

• waterfall

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A body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater

• aquaduct

• aquarium

• aquifer

• aquamarine

The term that refers to surface water that enters the soil

• Transpiration

• Infiltration

• Precipitation

• Permeability

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The water cycle recycles water on Earth. Which of these is the source of MOST of the water vapor in Earth’s atmosphere?

• rivers flooding

• glaciers melting

• oceans evaporating

• plants transpiring

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