All of the nonliving things, living things, and processes that make up the planet earth, including the soild earth, the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere

The mostly solid , rocky park of earth

The portion of earth that is water

One of the earths spheres where water is in solid form including snow cover, floating ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets and frozen ground permafrost

A mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon or other celestial body

The part of earth where life exists

The net flow of energy and out of a system

The measure of the force with which air molocules push on a surface

The uppermost layer of the atmoshpere

the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core

The layer of the atmosphere that lays between the troposphere and the mesosphere.

the lowest layer of the atmosphere

The layer of the atmosphere at an altitude of 15 to 40 km that absorbs Ultraviolet rays.

The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere

the total kinetic energy of a substance's atoms

the increase in the size of a substance

energy transferred in between objects at different temperatures

the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

the movement of matter due to the difference in density

the transfer of energy as heat through a material

the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure

the curving of the path of a moving object

the movement of air over earth's surface in patterns that are worldwide

a narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere

the movement of air over short distances

a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern

a horizontal movement of ocean water near the oceans surface

a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface

any movement of matter that results from differences in density

the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface.

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Earth system	All of the nonliving things, living things, and processes that make up the planet earth, including the soild earth, the hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere
Geosphere	The mostly solid , rocky park of earth
hydrosphere	The portion of earth that is water
cryosphere	One of the earths spheres where water is in solid form including snow cover, floating ice, glaciers, ice caps, ice sheets and frozen ground permafrost
atmosphere	A mixture of gases that surround a planet, moon or other celestial body
biosphere	The part of earth where life exists
energy budget	The net flow of energy and out of a system
air pressure	The measure of the force with which air molocules push on a surface
thermosphere	The uppermost layer of the atmoshpere
mesosphere	the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
stratosphere	The layer of the atmosphere that lays between the troposphere and the mesosphere.
troposphere	the lowest layer of the atmosphere
ozone layer	The layer of the atmosphere at an altitude of 15 to 40 km that absorbs Ultraviolet rays.
greenhouse effect	The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere
temperature	how hot or cold something is.
thermal energy	the total kinetic energy of a substance's atoms
thermal expansion	the increase in the size of a substance
heat	energy transferred in between objects at different temperatures
radiation	the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
convection	the movement of matter due to the difference in density
conduction	the transfer of energy as heat through a material
wind	the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
Coriolis effect	the curving of the path of a moving object
global wind	the movement of air over earth's surface in patterns 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
ocean current	a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
surface current	a horizontal movement of ocean water near the oceans surface
deep current	a stream like movement of ocean water far below the surface
convection current	any movement of matter that results from differences in density
upwelling	the movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface.

Created by: Charlie Bormuth+

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