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chapter 11 es
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contains most of the mass of the mass of the atmosphere and its the closest to earths surface | troposphere |
| a layer in which the air temperture mainly increase with altitude and contains the ozone layer | stratosphere |
| air temperture decreases with altitude | mesopshere |
| low density of air causes the air temp to increas | thermosphere |
| is the outermost layer of earths atmosphere | exosphere |
| transfer of thermal energy | radiation |
| two different objects at different temps are in contact | conduction |
| transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another | convection |