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Atmosphere
Term | Definition |
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evaporation | the process by which a liquid, such as water, changes into a gas |
transportation | the process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere |
crystallization | the process by which a liquid turn into a crystalline solid |
water cycle | when water moves from earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again |
latitude | the distance in degrees north or south of the equator |
troposphere | the lowest layer of the atmosphere where humans and plants live. |
stratosphere | the layer above the troposphere that contains the o-zone layer |
o-zone | a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the suns ultraviolent radiation |
air mass | a large body of air with generally uniform temperature and humidity |
weather front | a transition zone between two different air masses at Earth's surface |