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earth systems

unit 10

TermDefinition
geosphere the rocky part of earth
hydrosphere the portion of earth that is water
cryosphere one of Earth's spheres that is ice
atmosphere a mixture of gasses
biosphere the part of earth where life exists
energy budget a way to keep track of energy transfers
air pressure the measure of force with air molocules
thermosphere the hottest part of the atmospere
mesosphere the strong lower part of the mantle
stratosphere the layer that is between the troposphere and sratospere
troposphere ozone layer greenhouse effect the lowest layer of the atmospere
ozone layer the layer of the atmosphere with altitude of 15-40km
greenhouse effect the warming of the surface
temperature the measure of how hot or cold something is
thermal energy the total kinetic energy of a substances atoms
thermal expansion an increase in the size of an object
heat energy transfered between objects with different tempertures
radiation the transfer of energy by eletric waves
convection the movement of matter by dencity
conduction the transfer of energy through metal
wind the movement of air
Coriolis effect the curving of an moving object
global wind the movement of air over Earth's surface
jet stream a narrow band of strong winds
local wind the movement of air over short distnces
ocean current the movement of ocean water
surface current horizontal monement of ocean water
deep current a stream like movement of ocean water
convection current any movement of matter
upwelling the movement of cold water
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