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chap 11 vocab
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Contain most of the mass of the atmosphere. | Troposphere |
A layer which the air temperature mainly increases with altitude and contains the ozone layer. | Stratosphere |
Layers of Earth's atmosphere above the stratopause. | Mesosphere |
The layer between about 100 km and 500 km above Earth's surface. | Thermosphere |
The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere. | Exosphere |
The transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves. | Radiation |
The transfer of thermal energy between objects when their atoms or molecules collide. | Conduction |
Transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another. | Convection |
An increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer. | Temperature inversion |
Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on Earth's surface. | Humidity |
Occurs when the amount of water vapor in a volume of air has reached the maximum amount. | Saturation |
Ratio of water vapor contained in a specific volume of air compared with how much water vapor that amount of air actually can hold. | Relative humidity |
Temperature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation. | Dew point |
Extra thermal energy contained in water vapor compared to liquid water. | Latent heat |
A small particle in the atmosphere around which water droplets can form. | Condensation nucleus |
Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over a topographic barrier. | Orographic lifting |
Puffy, lumpy looking clouds that usually occur below 2000m. | Cumulus |
A layered sheetlike cloud that covers much or all of the sky in a given area. | Stratus |
High clouds made up of ice crystals that form at heights of 6000 m. | Cirrus |
All solid and liquid forms of water. | Precipitaion |
Occurs when cloud droplets collide and join together to form a larger droplet. | Coalescence |