Earths atmosphere all

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gravity

A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

friction

A force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are presed together

force

A push or a pull.

fossil

A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.

atmosphere

Air that surrounds a planet or moon.

hydrosphere

All of the water on or under earth. oceans rivers etc

biosphere

All the environments on Earth that support life.

matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space

atoms

Basic unit of matter

density

Mass per unit volume of a substance

evaporation

The change of a liquid to a gas

Coriolis effect

a circular pattern of winds created by Earth's rotation

carbon monoxide

a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas

nitrogen oxide

a gas produced at high temperatures by combining nitrogen and oxygen

sulfur oxide

a gas produced when sulfur impurities in fuel burn by combining with oxygen

ozone

a molecule composed of three oxygen atoms; absorbs UV radiation

ozonosphere

a region in the upper stratosphere where ozone is concentrated

ionosphere

a sub-layer of the thermosphere containing ions

hypothesis

a tentative theory for an observation

observing

act of noting and recording

ion

an electrically charged atom

land breeze

cool breeze that circulates from land to sea

sea breeze

cool breeze that circulates from sea to land

scientists are.....

curious, observant, creative and skeptical

geosphere

earths rocks and minerals as well as earths interior

air presssure

force of air molecules on an object

altitude

height above the earth's surface

barometer

instrument used to measure air pressure

thermosphere

layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere where temperatures are the highest in the atmosphere

stratosphere

layer of the atmosphere just above the troposphere where the temperature remains fairly constant

troposphere

layer of the atmosphere nearest the earth where most weather changes occur

is air more or less dense as altitude increases

less dense

climate

long term weather patterns of an aea

meteorite

mass of stone or metal that has passed through the atmosphere and struck the earth's surface

meteoroid

mass of stone or metal traveling through space

humidity

moisture in the air

experiment

organizEd procedure to sudy something

photosynthesis

process by which plants use chlorophyll and energy from sunlight to manufacture food from carbon dioxide

convection

process of heat transfer by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas

what do differences in density cause the air to do

rise or sink

what forms are matter

solid, liquid or gas

what supplies the atmospheres energy

sun

mesosphere

the layer of the atmosphere just above the stratosphere; burns up most meteors

respiration

the process by which oxygen combines with food to release energy and carbon dioxide

exosphere

the sub-layer of the thermosphere where the atmosphere blends into space

conduction

the transfer of heat between two stationary entities

radiation

transfer of heat or energy through rays of various wavelengths

air pressure decreases as you move higher in atmosphere

true

pollution

waste substances not ordinarily found in the atmosphere that affect Earth's natural cycles

pressure

weight or force upon something


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