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Atmosphere

vocabulary

TermDefinition
oxygen oxygen is a gas Organisms need it to break down for food energy
Carbon Dioxide Is a gas minor role in absorbing heat,plant fertilizer
Ozone A gas,absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Water vapor A gas major role in absorbing heat,source of condensation for clouds
water Is a liquid source of rain
Ice A solid,makes up snow,sleet,and hails
Dust and and salt Solids,provide a solid surface of water vapor to condense
Troposphere highest air pressure
stratosphere molecular heat rises due to uv radiation
Mesosphere Temperature falls back because there's not a whole lot there
Thermosphere molecular heat
Exosphere outermost layer
Radiation transfer of energy through space,surface warmed by the sun's rays
conduction Transfer of energy by contact,air molecules warmed by surface
convection transfer of energy by flow of a heated substance
Temperature How rapidly or slowly molecules move
Heat transfer of energy
Dew point Temperature to which air must be cooled to reach saturation
Humidity The amount of water vapor air can hold a given temperature
Relative humidity The amount of water vapor the air is actually holding compared to how much it can hold
Air pressure force exerted by molecules of atmosphere above you
Created by: Jimena Roblero
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