The Earth system is all of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth’s boundary.

The geosphere is the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth. It extends from the center of Earth to the surface of Earth.

The hydrosphere is the part of Earth that is liquid water.

Earth’s cryosphere is made up of all of the frozen water on Earth.

mixture of gases that surrounds Earth is the atmosphere.

The biosphere is made up of living things and the areas of Earth where they are found.

Earth’s energy budget is a way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system.

the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface.

The thermosphere is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere.

The mesosphere is between the thermosphere and stratosphere.

The stratosphere is between the mesosphere and troposphere.

The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.

The ozone layer is an area in the stratosphere, 15 km to 40 km above Earth’s surface.

The greenhouse effect is the process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiation.

a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.

Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles.

The increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature

Heat is the energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.

Radiation is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.

Convection is the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter.

Conduction is the transfer of energy from one object to another object through direct contact.

The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure is called wind.

The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation is called the Coriolis effect

wind systems occur at or near Earth’s surface

Jet streams are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east, between 7 km and 16 km above Earth’s surface.

local winds are the movement of air over short distances.

The oceans contain streamlike movements of water called ocean currents

Ocean currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean, caused by wind, are called surface currents.

Movements of ocean water far below the surface are called deep currents.

In the ocean, a convection current is a movement of water that results from density differences.

The warm surface water is then replaced by cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean in a process called upwelling.

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Unit 10

Energy in the Earth System

Term	Definition
Earth system	The Earth system is all of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth’s boundary.
geosphere	The geosphere is the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth. It extends from the center of Earth to the surface of Earth.
hydrosphere	The hydrosphere is the part of Earth that is liquid water.
cryosphere	Earth’s cryosphere is made up of all of the frozen water on Earth.
atmosphere	mixture of gases that surrounds Earth is the atmosphere.
biosphere	The biosphere is made up of living things and the areas of Earth where they are found.
energy budget	Earth’s energy budget is a way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system.
air pressure	the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface.
thermosphere	The thermosphere is the uppermost layer of the atmosphere.
mesosphere	The mesosphere is between the thermosphere and stratosphere.
stratosphere	The stratosphere is between the mesosphere and troposphere.
troposphere	The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere.
ozone layer	The ozone layer is an area in the stratosphere, 15 km to 40 km above Earth’s surface.
greenhouse effect	The greenhouse effect is the process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiation.
temperature	a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.
thermal energy	Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles.
thermal expansion	The increase in volume that results from an increase in temperature
heat	Heat is the energy that is transferred between objects that are at different temperatures.
radiation	Radiation is the transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
convection	Convection is the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter.
conduction	Conduction is the transfer of energy from one object to another object through direct contact.
wind	The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure is called wind.
Coriolis effect	The apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation is called the Coriolis effect
global wind	wind systems occur at or near Earth’s surface
jet stream	Jet streams are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east, between 7 km and 16 km above Earth’s surface.
local wind	local winds are the movement of air over short distances.
ocean current	The oceans contain streamlike movements of water called ocean currents
surface current	Ocean currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean, caused by wind, are called surface currents.
deep current	Movements of ocean water far below the surface are called deep currents.
convection current	In the ocean, a convection current is a movement of water that results from density differences.
upwelling	The warm surface water is then replaced by cold, nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean in a process called upwelling.

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