Earth Space Science Unit 3

ocean currents that occur at or near the surface of the ocean.

The curving path of a moving object from what is a straight path due to the Earth’s rotation.

A measure of the average kinetic energy of particles

Means “heat”

The lowest layer of Earth's Atmosphere.

A main job of the Thermosphere is to?

List the layers of the atmosphere from space down

The layer of the Earth's Atmosphere that destroys space debris/meteors.

When the warm surface water is replaced by cold, nutrient rich water from the deep ocean.

Made up of all the frozen water on Earth.

Cold air More or less dense than warm air?

The stream-like movements of ocean water.

Movements of wind over short distances.

All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth’s boundary.

Layer of Earth's Atmosphere in which the Northern lights take place.

What are movements of water that are a result of density differences.

Means “layer”

Are narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east.

Winds travel from

The layer of the Atmosphere that is closest to space and not counted by some scientist

The Karmen line is in which of the Atmosphere's layers?

The layer of Atmosphere in which clouds form.

The sphere of the planet that holds all the living things and places they live.

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

Cirrus clouds are formed from what

The measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface

An example of a Global WInd

The transfer of energy from one object to another object through DIRECT contact

An example of a Global wind:

The layer of the Earth's Atmosphere that we live in.

The transfer of energy due to the movement of matter.

The layers of the Geosphere from the surface to the center of the planet...

The layer of the atmosphere in which the Ozone layer is, planes fly here too

Puffy Clouds are