They're like onions
the last layer, farthest from earth
What is thermoshere
this is air in motion
What is wind?
local wind that occurs at night
What is land breeze
this is the name of the waves which travel to Earth from the sun
this is when water changes into a gas and goes up into the atmosphere
What is evaporation?
the second layer of the atmosphere
What is stratosphere
global winds that blow from west to east.
What are the westerlies
the distance between two waves
What is a wavelength?
This occurs when water evaporates from plants and goes up into the atmosphere?
What is evapotranspiration?>
the third layer, the "middle"
What is mesosphere
global winds that blow northeast from the equator to 30 degrees north latitude and south latitude.
What are trade winds.
What is red?
This causes clouds
the layer we live in
What is troposphere
What causes the coriolis effect?
What is the rotation of the Earth.
Remote controls and thermal Scanners use this kinda of radiation
What is infrared?
This is water moving from a high to low area
These are contained in the thermosphere
What is ionsphere and exosphere
these are the winds that happen between 60 degrees and 90 degrees north and south
What are polar easterlies
Local winds are produced by
local geographic features / mountains or valleys
The warm surface of our earth keeps this very special substance in liquid form?
What is water?
When water sinks into the soil
What is infiltration?