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10/4/22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stratosphere | The temperature gets colder the higher you go |
| Mesosphere | Protects earth from meteoroids |
| exosphere | Where gases can escape into outer space |
| ionosphere | Where frequencies are transmitted |
| Ozone layer | Protects earth from harmful uv rays |
| Occluded front | When a warm air mass gets caught between two cold air masses |
| Stationary front | When a warm or a cold air mass can't overtake each other |
| Thermohaline current | The movement of water based on differences on temperature and salinity |
| Coriolis effect | The phenomenon of air curving as earth rotates on its axis |
| Percolation | Water runs underground |
| infiltration | Another word for percolation |
| runoff | Water runs under the surface |
| transpiration | The release of water into the air from a plant |
| front | stronger air mass will determine the type of front |
| Greenhouse effect | When heat gets trapped in earth's atmosphere |