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Atmosphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Air pressure | |
| Atmosphere | |
| Altitude | |
| Troposphere | |
| Stratosphere | |
| Mesosphere | |
| The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface. | |
| A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon. | |
| Distance from sea level. | |
| The lowest layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases. | |
| The layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases. | |
| The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases and altitude increases. | |
| Thermosphere | The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases. |
| Ionosphere | |
| Ozone layer | The ozone layer protects life on Earth by absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation. |
| Greenhouse effect | |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves. |
| Conduction | The transfer of energy as heat though material. |
| Convection | The movement of matter due to differences in density; the transfer of energy due to the movement of matter. |
| Global warming | |
| An area charged by ions.Ions radiate energy as shimmering lights called auroras. | |
| The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of earth that occurs when water vapor,carbon dioxide,and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy. | |
| A gradual increase in average global temperature. |
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Joel.Garcia
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