Earth and Space Science Vocabulary
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Atmosphere
The layer of gases surrounding Earth or another planet.
Revolution
The orbit of an object around another object.
Carbon Cycle
The process by which carbon is transferred between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living organisms.
Rotation
The spinning of Earth on its axis.
Stromatolites
Layered sedimentary structures formed by microbial mats.
Seasons
A period of the year with specific weather conditions and temperature patterns.
Banded Iron Formations
Distinctive sedimentary rocks containing alternating layers of iron oxides and chert.
Reservoir
A place where a substance is stored.
Pressure
The force exerted per unit area.
Temperature
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
Heat
The transfer of thermal energy.
Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
Albedo
The reflectivity of a surface.
Adiabatic Lapse Rate
The rate at which the temperature of an air parcel changes as it rises or sinks.
Differential Heating
Unequal heating of different parts of Earth.
Conduction
The transfer of heat through a material by direct contact.
Radiation
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
Obliquity
The angle of Earth's axial tilt.
Eccentricity
The measure of how an orbit deviates from a perfect circle.
Greenhouse Effect
The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
Precession
The slow wobble of Earth's axis.
Atmosphere
The layer of gases surrounding Earth or another planet.
Revolution
The orbit of an object around another object.
Carbon Cycle
The process by which carbon is transferred between the atmosphere, oceans, land, and living organisms.
Rotation
The spinning of Earth on its axis.
Stromatolites
Layered sedimentary structures formed by microbial mats.
Seasons
A period of the year with specific weather conditions and temperature patterns.
Banded Iron Formations
Distinctive sedimentary rocks containing alternating layers of iron oxides and chert.
Reservoir
A place where a substance is stored.
Pressure
The force exerted per unit area.
Temperature
A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
Heat
The transfer of thermal energy.
Convection
The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
Albedo
The reflectivity of a surface.
Adiabatic Lapse Rate
The rate at which the temperature of an air parcel changes as it rises or sinks.
Differential Heating
Unequal heating of different parts of Earth.
Conduction
The transfer of heat through a material by direct contact.
Radiation
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves.
Obliquity
The angle of Earth's axial tilt.
Eccentricity
The measure of how an orbit deviates from a perfect circle.
Greenhouse Effect
The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
Precession
The slow wobble of Earth's axis.