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a set of connected things or parts that work together for a purpose.

system

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  • Earth’s subsystems that includes all living things.

biosphere

100
  • a single living animal, plant, virus or any other living things.

organism

100

a substance in the form of air.

gas

100

to affect something or someone; n. the effect something has on something else

impact

200
  • Earth’s subsystem that includes rocks, soil, and land; also known as the lithosphere.

geosphere

200

many different but connected parts that can be difficult to understand.

complex

200
  • water found underground held in soil or rocks.

groundwater

200

the outer or top part or layer of something.

surface

200
  • needing help or support from someone or something to be able to continue.

dependent

300

Earth’s subsystem that includes a mixture of gases that surround the planet.

Atmosphere

300

to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time.

sustain

300
  • natural shape on Earth’s surface like mountains and valleys.

landforms

300

under or below something.

beneath

300
  • a very long time with out rain.

drought

400

Earth’s subsystem that includes all water.

hydrosphere

400

to plan or arrange something

organize

400
  • to remove something that is covered so it can be seen.

expose

400
  • a material with it’s own characteristics.

substance

400

the normal weather conditions found in a place

climate

500
  • mini-system of Earth’s hydrosphere that includes all frozen water.

cry-sphere

500

the purpose of something or how something works

function

500

an amount of a substance covering a surface, or one of several, each on top of eachother.

layer

500

a series of actions that you have to take to achieve a result.

process

500

to describe something that can kill you

fatal