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weather part 1 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| air pressure | the measure of the force with which air molecules |
| altitude | elevation height above sea level |
| troposphere | lowest layer of earth´s atmosphere 0-17 km above earths surface site of weather,organisms,contains most atmosphere water vapor |
| stratosphere | 2nd layer of atmosphere extends from 10 to 30 miles up location of ozone layer asorbs 95% of ultraviolet rdiation temper ture increases with altitude inease |
| thermosphere | |
| exosphere | |
| atmospheric gases | |
| nitrogen | |
| exygen | |
| carbon didxide | |
| trace gases | |
| water vapor | water in the from of a gas |
| fossil fuels | |
| greenhouse gases | |
| water cycle | |
| evapiration | |
| condensation | |
| precipitation | |
| transpiration | |
| crystallization | |
| surface runoff | |
| ground water flow | |
| dew | |
| frost | |
| ozone | |
| green effect |