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DICKSON: 6.1 Vocab
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atmosphere | a thin layer of gases surrounding the earth |
| water vapor | water in its gaseous form. |
| troposphere | the atmospheric layer closest to the Earth's surface. |
| stratosphere | the second layer away from the Earth's surface. |
| ozone layer | the area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of O3. |
| ionosphere | the region within the mesosphere and the thermosphere that contains ions. |
| nitrogen | most abundant gas in the atmosphere. |
| oxygen | the gas in the atmosphere that animals use as they breath. |
| radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter. |
| convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another. |
| stability | describes whether circulating air motions are strong or weak. |
| temperature inversion | occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases. |
| reflection | the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it. |
| absorption | the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another. |