Geography module 1 recap

Geography module 1 recap

What is the atmosphere?

The atmosphere is a mixture of solids, liquids and gases that surround the earth and is held by earth's gravitational force.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Global Heat Budget

A balance between the incoming and out going solar radiation

Heat is not evenly distributed

There is a surplus of Heat at the equator

How is heat transferred away from the equator?