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Living thing AND non-living things.
Biotic and abiotic
A narrow zone around Earth that can support life.
Biosphere
The percent of solar radiation that a material reflects.
Albedo
All the water.
Hydrosphere
The things we see and experience.
Anecdotal
The horizontal "lines" separating the Earth equally north and south of the equator.
Latitudes
Average weather conditions in a region over a period of time.
Climate
All the air.
Atmosphere
Atmospheric conditions of a specific place at a specific time.
Weather
All the land.
Lithosphere
From the Earth's surface to 10km; where planes fly. Contains 80% of atmospheric gases and most living organisms. Temperature +15℃ to -60℃ (gets colder).
Troposphere
The amount of energy that is actually received by the Earth’s surface.
Insolation
From 10km to 50km. Contains the ozone layer (oxygen becomes ozone) O₂ → O₃. Temperature -60℃ to 0℃ (gets warmer).
Stratosphere
From 50km to 80km. Contains trace water vapor. Temperature 0℃ to -100℃ (gets colder).
Mesosphere
From 80km to 300km. Contains very little gas. Temperature -100℃ to +1500℃ (gets warmer).
Thermosphere
A reversal of the temperature change with altitude. (Usually we expect it to get colder as we increase altitude; however, this is not always the case).
Inversion
The angle of the axis in which the Earth is tilted (23.5°).
Angle of inclination
The two days where the number of daylight hours is exactly equal to the number of nighttime hours.
Equinox
The angle between the sun’s rays and the surface of the Earth.
Angle of incidence
One of the two points in Earth’s orbit where the poles are pointed most towards or away from the sun.
Solstice