The layer of the atmosphere protects us by absorbing this radiation and heat. Hint: not blocks but absorbs
What is Thermosphere ?
only form of thermal energy you can find in outer space
What is radiation?
convection currents move in what kind of motion/ pattern
what is circular?
Standing on a large body of water during the day, you could expect this about a breeze coming toward you from the water.
What is the breeze is cool
This is the transfer of energy in the form of waves between particles as well as through empty space.
radiation
two gases you find in the the greenhouse gasses
what is co2 and water vapor?
direct contact
what is conduction?
warm air ______________, and cold air __________.
rises/sinks
The Coriolis effect affects winds globally in this way.
What is it causes a change in wind direction?
This is the main source of Earth's energy and how it is transferred to Earth
What is electromagnetic radiation from the sun?
meteoroids are blocked by this level of the atmosphere.
what is mesosphere ?
does not need a medium to travel
what is Radiation?
what is a fluid described as
gas and liquid
This is the main cause of air circulation (wind) in Earth's atmosphere.
Earths unequal heating
If you climb a mountain, why is it harder to breathe.
What is at higher altitudes, the air pressure is lower?
Blocks 95% of harmful radiation from the sun
What is the Stratosphere?
this form travels through fluids
what is convection?
radiation
This is the function of Earth's ozone layer.
What is to filter harmful radiation from the sun?
This is the main Greenhouse gas in our atmosphere.
What is carbon dioxide?
weather takes place in this part of the atmosphere
what is troposphere?
name this picture, what do the arrows represent?
convection/ convection currents
Describe the picture
Land breeze
fuels wind , weather, and ocean currents
what is the sun?
the North and south pole are cold because they are at opposite ends of the ______________.
What is equator?