Science Unit 10

The mostly solid, rocky part of Earth and is divided into three layers based on chemical composition.

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Biosphere

Made up of living things and the areas of Earth where they are found.

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Earth System

All of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary.

• Energy Budget

• Earth System

• Biosphere

• Cryosphere

A way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system.

• Earth System

• Earth Budget

• Atmosphere

• Bisosphere

The part of the Earth that is liquid water.

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

Mostly made of invisible gases that surround Earth.

• Earth System

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

• Cryosphere

Made up of all of the frozen water on Earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Cryosphere

• Atmosphere

The lowest layer of the atmosphere.

• Troposphere

• Thermosphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesophere

The measure of the force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface.

• Ozone Layer

• Greenhouse Effect

• Thermosphereq

• Air Pressure

The process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiation.

• Greenhouse effect

• Ozone Layer

• Stratosphere

• Air Pressure