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Reeves Test 17

Reeve's Vocabulary for Chapter 17

TermDefinition
ozone a molecule of oxygen containing 3 oxygen atoms
troposphere the lowest most layer of the atmosphere; characterized by a decrease in temperatures with height
stratosphere the layer of the atmosphere directly above the troposphere characterized by increasing temperatures with height due to the concentration of ozone
mesosphere the layer of atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere and characterized by decreasing temperatures with height
thermosphere the region of the atmosphere that is immediately above the mesosphere and characterized by increasing temperatures
summer solstice the solstice that occurs on June 20 or 21 in the Northern hemisphere and on December 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere
winter solstice the solstice that occurs on June 20 or 21 in the Southern hemisphere and on December 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere
autumnal equinox the equinox that occurs on September 22 or 23 in the Northern Hemisphere and March 21 or 22 in the Southern Hemisphere
spring equinox the equinox that occurs March 19 or 20 in the Northern Hemisphere
heat thermal energy transferred from one object to another
temperature a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms or molecules of a substance
conduction the transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity. Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another
convection the transfer of heat by the movement of a mass or substance. It can take place only in fluids
radiation the transfer of energy through space by electromagnetic waves
green house effect the heating of Earth's surface and atmosphere from solar radiation being absorbed and emitted by the atmosphere
albedo the fraction of total radiation that is transferred back by the surface
isotherm a line connecting points of equal temperature
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