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Unit 10 Vocabulary
Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Earth system | All of the nonliving things, living things, and processes that make up the planet Earth, including the solid Earth, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere, and the biosphere . |
| geosphere | The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust. |
| hydrosphere | The portion of Earth that is water. |
| cryosphere | One of Earth’s 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 surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body. |
| biosphere | The part of Earth where life exists; includes all of the living organisms on Earth. |
| energy budget | 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 a surface. |
| thermosphere | |
| mesosphere | |
| stratosphere | |
| troposphere | |
| ozone layer | |
| greenhouse effect | |
| temperature | |
| thermal energy | |
| thermal expansion | |
| heat | |
| radiation | |
| convection | |
| conduction | |
| wind | |
| Coriolis effect | |
| global wind | |
| jet stream | |
| local wind | |
| ocean current | |
| surface current | |
| deep current | |
| convection current | |
| upwelling |
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Sofia Gutierrez
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