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Mo9-L1c: What are the Hydrosphere and Geosphere?

What are the Hydrosphere and mineral
Mo9-L1c Geosphere? a solid that is naturally occurring, inorganic, and has
a crystal structure and def nite chemical
KEY CONCEPTS: composition.
1. How is water distributed in the hydrosphere?
2. What are the composition and the structure of
the geosphere?

Vocabulary A-Z

Let us learn some vocabulary

groundwater
water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath
Earth’s surface.

rock
a naturally occurring solid composed of minerals,
rock fragments, and sometimes other materials such
as organic matter.

Let’s Begin

The Hydrosphere

The system containing all Earth’s water is called the hydrosphere.

The water in the hydrosphere changes state and is found as a liquid, a solid, and a gas on Earth.

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