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Science 4/7/2017
sCiEnCe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | the entire mass of air that surrounds earth, made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and trace amounts of other gasses |
| Ozone Layer | Gas in the earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the damaging high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the sun. |
| Solar Winds | a continuous stream of charged particles from the sun, with variations in the stream causing beautiful aurora displays as well as geomagnetic storms that knock out power grids on earth |
| Magnetosphere | an area that deflects and traps harmful particles; resulting from an interaction of earth's magnetic field with solar "wind" streaming from the sun |
| Earth's Magnetic Field | magnetic lines of force from earth's polar north and south, acting like a giant magnet |
| Ultraviolet Radiation | a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum emitted by the sun; can cause tanning, sun burning, and skin cancers |