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CH 12. Vocab_

TermDefinition
Weather The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
Atmosphere The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth.
Ozone A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms in each molecule instead of the usual two.
Water Vapor Water in the form of a gas.
Photochemical Smog A brownish haze that is a mixture of ozone and other chemicals formed when pollutants react with each other in the presence of sunlight.
Acid Rain Rain that contains more acid than normal.
Pressure The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted.
Air pressure The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
Barometer An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
Mercury Barometer An instrument that measures changes in air pressure, consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury with its open end resting in a dish of mercury.
Aneroid Barometer An instrument that measures changes in aur pressure withough using a liquid.
Altitude Elevation above sea level.
Jet Stream Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's atmosphere.
Trophosphere The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
Stratosphere The second lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
Mesosphere The layer of Earth;s atmosphere immeadiatley above Earth's stratosphere.
Thermosphere The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
Ionosphere The lower part of the thermosphere.
Exosphere The outer layer of the thermosphere.
Electromagnetic Wave Waves that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space.
Radiation The direct transfer of energy through space through electromagnetic waves.
Infrared Radiation Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves.
Ultraviolet Radiation Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than X-Rays.
Scattering Reflection of light in all directions.
Thermal Energy The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance.
Conduction The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
Convection The transfer of energy by the movement of liquid.
Wind The horizontal movement of air from an area with high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
Anemometer An instrument used to measure wind speed.
Wind-Chill Factor A measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed.
Local Wind Winds that blow over short distances.
Sea Breeze The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake to land.
Land Breeze The flow of air from land to a body of water.
Global Wind Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
Latitude The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
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