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Chapter 15
Chapter 15 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| radiation | energy transferred by waves or ray |
| covection | transfer of heat by the flow of material |
| conduction | transferof energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other |
| hydrosphere | all the waters of earth |
| condensation | process in which water vapor changes into a liquid |
| coriolis effect | causes moveing air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemespheredueto earths rotation |
| jet stream | narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere |
| land breeze | movement of air from land to sea at night created when cooler denser air over the sea |
| sea breeze | movement of sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land forcing the heated less dense air above the land to rise |