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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE

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TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE  

Definition

  • "Terrestrial - related to the Earth, A hydrosphere is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet's hydrosphere can be liquid, vapor, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers. It also exists below ground—as groundwater, in wells and aquifers. Water vapor is most visible as clouds and fog. The frozen part of Earth's hydrosphere is made of ice: glaciers, ice caps and icebergs. The frozen part of the hydrosphere has its own name, the cryosphere. Water moves through the hydrosphere in a cycle. Water collects in clouds, then falls to Earth in the form of rain or snow. This water collects in rivers, lakes and oceans. Then it evaporates into the atmosphere to start the cycle all over again. This is called the water cycle." (en)

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  • BIOSPHERE (en)
  • HUMAN DIMENSIONS (en)
  • HYDROSPHERE (en)
  • LAND SURFACE (en)
  • OCEANS (en)

Change note

  • 2016-05-12 15:07:32.0 [gee-cee] insert AltLabel (id: null text: BIOSPHERE language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: HUMAN DIMENSIONS language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: HYDROSPHERE language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: LAND SURFACE language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null text: OCEANS language code: en);
  • 2017-03-15 13:53:51.0 [mmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: "Terrestrial - related to the Earth, A hydrosphere is the total amount of water on a planet. The hydrosphere includes water that is on the surface of the planet, underground, and in the air. A planet's hydrosphere can be liquid, vapor, or ice. On Earth, liquid water exists on the surface in the form of oceans, lakes and rivers. It also exists below ground—as groundwater, in wells and aquifers. Water vapor is most visible as clouds and fog. The frozen part of Earth's hydrosphere is made of ice: glaciers, ice caps and icebergs. The frozen part of the hydrosphere has its own name, the cryosphere. Water moves through the hydrosphere in a cycle. Water collects in clouds, then falls to Earth in the form of rain or snow. This water collects in rivers, lakes and oceans. Then it evaporates into the atmosphere to start the cycle all over again. This is called the water cycle." language code: en);
  • 2020-05-11 11:12:49.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE [885735f3-121e-4ca0-ac8b-f37dbc972f03,85527] - WATER BUDGET [f8702aed-a0ae-46f0-89eb-abde858bc6ac,560081]);
  • 2021-05-14 09:21:55.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add narrower relation (TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE [885735f3-121e-4ca0-ac8b-f37dbc972f03,604614] - SURFACE MASS [295c1f0b-bb76-4cbc-88cf-a42e6fb83bfb,606943]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/885735f3-121e-4ca0-ac8b-f37dbc972f03

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