I am closest to the earth's surface, and contain 80% of the air in the atmosphere and all of the water vapor.
Troposphere
100
Gaseous mass surrounding a celestial body, one surrounding earth and the celestial body's gravitational field.
What is Atmosphere
100
Greek root word meaning overturning of air comes from the word troposhere where the warm air seems to float upward and the cold air above it tends to sink downward.
What is Trope
100
Gas molecules move faster, increasing the temperature of the air. Thermal energy moves from molecule to molecule by collisions.
What is conduction
100
Mixture of gases surrounding the earth's atmosphere
What is air.
200
The air is cold here and dry. The Ozone gas absorbs ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun, which warms the me.
What is Stratosphere
200
Is all the water blanketing the earth's surface.
What is Hydroshere
200
Greek or Latin root meaning the middle.
What is Meso
200
Air warms, its molecules move faster and spread farther apart. This causes the air to expand and become less dense than the surrounding air. The warm air floats upward, or rises, and cooler air moves in to take it place.
What is convection
200
Water that forms frozen solid
What is ice
300
The layer above the Stratopause. Temperature falls steadily, reaching about -90 C.
What is Mesosphere
300
Describes the portions of the earth's surface water is solid form including sea ice, lakes, rivers and show covered glaciers, ice caps sheets and frozen ground, including permafrost.
What is Cryosphere
300
Greek root word meaning circular or round shape
What is Sphere
300
The release of energy transfer in the form of electromagnetic wave does not need a substance through which to move. In addition, the sun's energy travels through space through this process.
What is radiation
300
Hard naturally occurring deposit of mineral.
What is rock
400
Above the mesopause also known as (heat sphere). Few molecules are present in this area receiving huge amounts of energy from the Sun. This causes the layer to warm over the boiling point of water- 100 C. Because this area is so hot, it actually would feel cold.
What is Thermosphere
400
Solid part of earth consisting of the lithosphere of the crust and mantle.