Gr8_Water Systems_unit1_ch1

Hydrosphere

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all of the water on Earth

the solid rocky ground of the Earth's crust

the environment surrounding the earth

the evaporation of water into a gas in the atmosphere and the precipitation of water in the air as it falls back to Earth in the form of rain or snow

a person who studies the properties of the Earth's water systems

a person who studies the properties and processes of the ocean

the amount of salt dissolved in a specific amount of water.

the amount of mass of a substance in a certain unit volume.

precipitation that falls on land and sinks out of sight. It sinks through pores in rocks until it reaches bedrock where it pools

periods in the earth's history during which large areas of land were covered in ice