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Earth Systems
Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earth Systems | all of the non living things and living things and processes that make up the planet earth including the solid earth. |
| Geosphere | the mostly solid rocky part of the earth extends from the center |
| hydrosphere | hydrosphere is the watery part of the earth |
| cryosphere | cryosphere is all the living things on earth |
| atmosphere | a atmosphere is the rocks or grass and the earth we are living on. |
| biosphere | biosphere is all nonlivng things |
| energy budget | it is a way of keeping energy transfers |
| Air pressure | it is a measure of a force that the air is pushing on |
| thermosphere | is the coolest of hotness area of a place |
| mesosphere | the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core |
| stratosphere | the layer of the atmosphere that lies between the troposphere and the mesosphere |
| troposphere | the lowest layer of the atmosphere, inwhich temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases; the part of the atmosphere |
| ozone layer | the layer of the atmosphere at an altitude of 15 to 40 km |
| greenhouse effect | the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs |
| temperature | the weather outside for thar one day or for the whole week |
| thermal energy | thermal energy is the hot energy that is hot like a stove top |
| thermal expansion | it is when something is hot like a basketball and when it gets hot it fills up with air |
| heat | the temperature in a certain area |
| radiation | radiation is from like a x-ray and maybe a light in a roof maybe |
| convection | the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature |
| conduction | the transfer of energy as heat through a material |
| wind | the breeze out ur mouth or the air out side |
| Coriolis effect | the curvingof the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation |
| global wind | the movement of air over Earth’s surface in patterms that are worldwide |
| jet stream | a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere |
| local wind | the movement of air over short distances; occurs in specific areas as a result of certain geographical features |
| ocean current | a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern |
| surface current | a horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean’s surface |
| deep current | a streamlike movement of ocean water far below the surface |
| convection current | any movement of matter that results from differences in density; may be vertical, circular, or cyclical |
| upwelling | the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient- rich water to the surface |
Created by:
Justin Feliciano