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Atmosphere (GHAPS)
6th Gr./Moerland
Term | Definition |
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atmosphere | the layers of gas that surround our planet |
hydrosphere | the water on the planet |
lithosphere | the solid crust of the planet |
altitude | the increasing of height (moving from the ground to the sky) |
temperature gradient | when temperature changes with altitude changes |
temperature inversion | when cold air goes under a pocket of warm air; occurs in winter mostly; During inversions, temperature increases with altitude |
troposphere | the first layer of the atmosphere above the ground; where weather, breathable air, and heat are concentrated |
ozone | gas in the stratosphere that adsorbs most of the suns harmful ultraviolet radiation |
stratosphere | the layer above the troposphere that contains the ozone layer; it starts 10 km above ground |