The part of the Earth composed of water including clouds, oceans, seas, ice caps, glaciers, lakes, rivers, underground water supplies, and atmospheric water vapor.
The water portion of the earth as distinguished from the solid part, called the lithosphere, and from the gaseous outer envelope, called the atmosphere.
The layer of liquid water on the surface of a planet.Hydrosphere is the study of water and how it interacts with the atmosphere and the surface of a planet.
the aggregate of planetary waters, both sweet and saline
The watery portion of the planet. Contrast with atmosphere and lithosphere.
the waters of Earth; oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, etc
The liquid and solid water that rests on the lithosphere, including the solid, liquid, and gaseous materials that are suspended or dissolved in the water.
The collective name for the areas that contain all of a planet's water. On Earth, 97% is found in the oceans, but our hydrosphere also includes our lakes, rivers and streams as well as the ice sheets at the poles and even the moisture in the air.
all the components of water present on the Earth, including bodies of water, water vapor, ice, etc.
Water held in oceans, river , lakes, glaciers, groundwater , plants, animals, soil and air.
a huge heat reservoir made up of all Earth's water (including ice and glaciers) that stores, absorbs and circulates the radiant energy striking the Earth
The aqueous envelope of the Earth including bodies of water and aqueous vapor in the atmosphere.
The part of the physical environment that consists of all the liquid and solid water at or near the Earth's surface.
water held in oceans, rivers, lakes, glaciers, ground water, plants, animals, soil, and air List of Glossary Terms
That region near the earth's surface in which the hydrologic cycle supervenes.
The water on or around the surface of a planet.
The aqueous envelope of the Earth, including the oceans, freshwater lakes, rivers, saline lakes and inland seas, soil moisture and vadose water, groundwater, and atmospheric vapor.
the area in which water exists; for the purpose of this module, this sphere includes all liquid water on Earth, such as rivers, lakes and oceans, all frozen waters such as glaciers, icebergs, and polar icecaps, and all water vapor.
The totality of water encompassing the Earth, comprising all the bodies of water, ice, and water vapor in the atmosphere.
This consists of all water in the liquid phase distributed on the Earth, including the oceans, interior seas, lakes, rivers, and subterranean waters.
An abiotic open system that includes all of Earth's water.
the aqueous part of the earth, including all bodies of water and water vapor in the atmosphere. Indigenous: refers to a species that is native to a geographic area. Syn: native
is the general term which refers to the water in the atmosphere and on the surface of the earth
the area in which water exists; for the purpose of this module, this sphere includes all liquid water on Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, as well as all frozen water, such as glaciers, icebergs, and polar icecaps.
The water portion of our planet; one of the traditional subdivisions of Earth's physical environment.
The water of the earth, including surface lakes, streams and oceans, underground water, and water in the atmosphere.
the water portion of the earth. [AHDOS
Considered as the water portion of the earth's surface. Part of the geosphere.
Hydrosphere (Greek hydro means "water") in physical geography, describes the collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet.