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Atmosphere
Vocabulary chapter 1.1,1.2,1.3
Question | Answer |
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Atmosphere | Mixture of gases that surround the Earth |
troposphere | layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface and where weather happens |
stratosphere | layer in which temperature increases as altitude increases |
mesosphere | layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere; temperature decreases as altitude increases |
air pressure | measure of force that air molecules push on a surface |
thermosphere | uppermost part of the atmosphere where temperature increases as altitude increases |
ionosphere | part of the thermosphere and it is where gas particles become electrically charged |
auroras | charged particles in the ionosphere cause auroras |
radiation | transfer of energy as EM waves |
thermal conduction | transfer of energy through a material |
convection | transfer of energy by the circulation or movement of gas or liquid |
global warming | gradual increase in average global temperatures |
greenhouse effect | warming of the Earth's surface due to trapped and absorbed radiation energy |
radiation balance | balance between the incoming and out going energy |
wind | movement of air because of air pressure differences |
jet stream | narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the troposphere |
coriolis effect | apparent curving of a path of an object from an straight normal path due to the Earth's rotation |