| A | B |
|---|
| air | mixture of gases surrounding the earths atmosphere |
| aerosols | a suspension of fine solid or liquid droplets in a gas |
| aurora australis | are natural colored light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar zone of the Southern Hemisphere |
| aurora borealis | are natural colored light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar zone of the Northern Hemisphere |
| biosphere | is the part of the Earth, including air, land, surface rocks, and water, within which life occurs |
| climate | s the average and variations of weather in a region over long periods of time |
| closed system | is a system in the state of being isolated from the environment |
| geosphere | the densest parts of Earth, which consist mostly of rock and regolith |
| hydrosphere | the collective mass of water found on, under, and over the surface of a planet |
| hypothesis | consists either of a suggested explanation for a phenomenon or of a reasoned proposal |
| ionosphere | is the uppermost part of the atmosphere |
| mesopause | s the third level of the atmosphere |
| mesosphere | is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere |
| meteorology | the scientific study of the stmosphere |
| model | is the process of generating information |
| open system | is a state of a system, in which a system continuously interacts with its environment |
| ozone | is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms |
| radiosonde | is a unit for use in weather balloons that measures various atmospheric parameters and transmits them to a fixed receiver |
| stratopause | is the level of the atmosphere which is the boundary between two layers, stratosphere and the mesosphere |
| stratosphere | is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| theory | is a testable model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena |
| thermosphere | is the layer of the earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere |
| tropopause | is in the atmosphere between the troposphere and the stratosphere |
| troposphere | is the lowest portion of Earth's atmosphere |
| weather | is a set of all the phenomena in a given atmosphere at a given time |
| atmosphere | a layer of gases that may surround a material body |
