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Hydrosphere
water on earth
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Science
8th Grade
09/06/2006

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aquifer
Definition
a layer of rock or sediment that allows water to flow
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controlled variable
Definition
quantities or factors in an experiment that the scientist keeps the same so that the experiment is fair, accurate or comparable
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dependent variable
Definition
it is the variable that is measured, observed or counted and changes in response to the independent variable
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glacier
Definition
a huge mass of ice slowly flowing over land formed from compacted snow
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groundwater
Definition
water beneath the earth's surface in saturated soil and rock
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hydrosphere
Definition
water on earth
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ice cap
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a perennial covering of ice on a mountaintop or arctic island
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ocean
Definition
the entire body of salty water that covers 70% of the earth's surface
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saline
Definition
containing salt
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independent variable
Definition
the variable that is changed by the scientist. there is only one independent variable in an experiment
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water cycle
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the movement of water from the ocean to the atmosphere to the land and back to the ocean
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