Earth

• The mesosphere is the lower part of the atmosphere where temperatures decrease rapidly with altitude.
• Atmosphere: The gases that surround the Earth and make up the air.
• Troposhere: The closest layer to the earth's surface, where weather and climate occur.
• Tropos = Change
• Stratosphere: The layer that has no turbulance or violent movement of air
• Ozone layer: found in stratosphere, protects earth from harmful UV rays
• Thermosphere: The layer where you can find auroras and ionosphere
• Two types of Auroras: Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis
• Exosphere: The outermost layer of the atmosphere, extending from 500 to 1,000 kilometers above the Earth.
• Greenhouse: A building in which a greenhouse effect is maintained by the use of glass or plastic sheets, or by the use of a heat source
• Greenhouse effect:
• Greenhouse effect: The process by which the earth's atmosphere traps heat from the sun.
• Global warming: The gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and oceans.`
• Water: Has the highest heat capacity
• Sea breeze: A cool wind that blows from the sea towards the land.
• Land breeze: A wind that blows from land to sea.
• The Earth is tilted by 23.5 degrees.
• Autumnal Equinox: The day and night are of equal length, usually in September 22-23
• Vernal Equinox: The point in the year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and the day and night are of equal length, usually in March 20-21
• Winter Solstice: The day with the shortest amount of daylight, usually in December 21-22
• Summer Solstice: The longest day of the year, when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, usually in June 20-22
• Lunar Eclipse: The Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, causing it to appear red.
• Solar Eclipse: The Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light.