Semester Review

3. most of Earth's mass in the form of rock and metal
4. the condition in which an organisms internal environment is kept stable in spite of changes in the outside environment
9. Theory, explains; explains why something happens based on tests and data
11. water vapor given off through the leaves of plants
16. the type of weathering that produces new minerals as it breaks down rocks
17. based on conclusions or deductions based on observations
18. moving water over the land

1. act of noticing and describing events or processes in an orderly way (quantitative/qualitative)
2. water that forms in clouds and falls as rain, snow, hail, or sleet
5. Law, details; tells what you expect to see
6. all of Earth's water
7. the relatively thin envelope of gases that forms Earth's outermost layer
8. frozen component of the hydrosphere
10. the removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice, or gravity
12. the type of weathering in which rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces
13. view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
14. the process by which water vapor becomes liquid water
15. the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to a gas