electromagnetic waves

A form of energy that can travel through space.

The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

A form of energy with wavelenghs that are longer than visible light.

ultraviolet radiation

A form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light.

Reflection of light in all directions.

The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane,and other gasses that form a "blanket" around earth.

The energy of motion in the molecules of a substance

The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.

An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin, glass with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid (usually mercury or alcohol)

The energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.

The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.

The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.

The horizantal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

An interment used to measure wind speed.

Increased cooling caused by the wind.

Winds that bow over short distances.

The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land.

Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.

Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the northern hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the southern hemisphere turn to the left.

The distance from the equator, measured in degrees.

Bands of high speed winds about ten kilometers above Earth's surface.

The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor.

The process by which water vapor in the air becomes liquid water.

The temperature at which condensation begins.

Clouds that form less than two kilometers above the ground and look like fluffy, rounded, piles of cotton.

Clouds that form in flat layers.

Wispy, feathery clouds made mostly of ice crystals that form at high levels, above about six kilometers

Any form of water of water that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth's surface.

Drops of water are called rain if they are at least 0.5 mm in diameter.

Ice particles smaller than 5mm in diameter.

Rain drops that freeze once they reach a cold surface.

Round pellets of ice that are at least 5 mm in diameter.

Water vapor in clouds are converted directly into ice crystals.

Long periods of unusually low precipitation.

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The Atmosphere

Chapter 1

Term	Definition
electromagnetic waves	A form of energy that can travel through space.
radiation	The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
infared radiation	A form of energy with wavelenghs that are longer than visible light.
ultraviolet radiation	A form of energy with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light.
scattering	Reflection of light in all directions.
greenhouse effect	The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane,and other gasses that form a "blanket" around earth.
thermal energy	The energy of motion in the molecules of a substance
temperature	The average amount of energy of motion in the molecules of a substance.
thermometer	An instrument used to measure temperature, consisting of a thin, glass with a bulb on one end that contains a liquid (usually mercury or alcohol)
heat	The energy transferred from a hotter object to a cooler one.
conduction	The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
convection	The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid.
wind	The horizantal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.
anemometer	An interment used to measure wind speed.
wind-chill factor	Increased cooling caused by the wind.
local winds	Winds that bow over short distances.
sea breeze	The flow of air from an ocean or lake to the land.
monsoons	Sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the seasons.
global winds	Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
Coriolis effect	The way Earth's rotation makes winds in the northern hemisphere curve to the right and winds in the southern hemisphere turn to the left.
latitude	The distance from the equator, measured in degrees.
jet streams	Bands of high speed winds about ten kilometers above Earth's surface.
evaporation	The process by which water molecules in liquid water escape into the air as water vapor.
condensation	The process by which water vapor in the air becomes liquid water.
dew point	The temperature at which condensation begins.
cumulus	Clouds that form less than two kilometers above the ground and look like fluffy, rounded, piles of cotton.
stratus	Clouds that form in flat layers.
cirrus	Wispy, feathery clouds made mostly of ice crystals that form at high levels, above about six kilometers
precipitation	Any form of water of water that falls from clouds and reaches the Earth's surface.
rain	Drops of water are called rain if they are at least 0.5 mm in diameter.
sleet	Ice particles smaller than 5mm in diameter.
freezing rain	Rain drops that freeze once they reach a cold surface.
hail	Round pellets of ice that are at least 5 mm in diameter.
snow	Water vapor in clouds are converted directly into ice crystals.
droughts	Long periods of unusually low precipitation.

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