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Bilingual glossary of geology


Hydrosphere  Hydrosphère
The sum of Earth’s surface waters, including all oceans, lakes, rivers, and groundwaters. The cryosphere, all of Earth's frozen water (ice, snow), can be seen as a subcomponent of the hydrosphere (adapted from: Grotzinger et al., 2007).

Themes:
  Earth's formation and structure

Related words:
  Biosphere
  Atmosphere
  Lithosphere