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all of the matter, energy, and porcesses within Earth's boundary
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is mostly solid, rocky part of Earth
It is broken into 3 layers:
Crust, Mantle, Core |
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| the liquid water on Earth |
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| The frozen water on Earth |
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| a mixture of mostly invisible gas that surrounds Earth |
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| is made up of all living things and the areas of Earth where they are found |
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The mixture of gases that surrounds Earth., It is often referred to as AIR.
Our Atmosphere is made up of:
78% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
1% Other |
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| the measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface |
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Space
Exosphere (leaving Earth's Atmosphere)
Thermosphere - upper layer, very few molecules
Mesosphere - temperture decreases with altitude. This is where meters burn
Stratosphere - Temperture increase with altitude. The OZONE LAYER is here
Tropsphere - the lowest layer, where all life lives. It is 80% of the mass of the atmosphere. Temperture decreases with altitude |
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| is in the stratosphere. It absorbs most of the solar radiation. |
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| the process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiation (heat). |
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a measure of the average kinetic energy.
(the faster a particle moves, the more kinetic energy it has) |
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the total kinetic energy of particles.
(Depends on the number of particles. The more particles there are in an object, the greater the object's thermal energy). |
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| the increase in volume that results from an increase temperture |
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| the energy that is tranferred between objects that are at different tempertures |
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the transfer of energy (heat) through electromagnetic waves.
Ex: the Sun RADIATES heat to Earth |
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the transfer of energy (heat) due the movement of matter.
GASES & LIQUIDS |
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