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7 Sci Atmosphere

7th Grade Science Atmosphere Vocabulary

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GREENHOUSE GAS Gases such as carbon dioxide and methane that absorb and hold heat from the sun’s infrared radiation in the atmosphere
OZONE GAS MADE UP OF 3 OXYGEN MOLECULES BONDED TOGETHER.
5 LAYERS OF THE ATMOSTPHERE TROPOSPHERE, STRATOSPHERE, MESOSPHERE, THERMOSPHERE, EXOSPHERE.
IONOSPHERE IMPORTANT LAYER OF THE THERMOSPHERE WHERE THERE IS A LAYER OF ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES.
OZONE LAYER PART OF THE STRATOSPHERE THAT PROTECTS THE EARTH FROM HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION.
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION TYPE OF ENERGY THAT COMES TO THE EARTH FROM THE SUN AND CAN CAUSE CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH PROBLEMS.
CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS GROUP OF CHEMICAL CARBONS USED IN REFRIGERATORS AND AEROSOL CANS THAT DESTROY OZONE MOLECULES.
RADIATION TRANSFER OF ENERGY BY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.
CONDUCTION TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT OCCURS WHEN MOLECULES BUMP INTO EACH OTHER.
CONVECTION CIRCULATION TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT OCCURS IN GASES AND LIQUIDS.
HYDROSPHERE ALL THE WATER THAT IS FOUND AT EARTH'S SURFACE, OF WHICH 97% IS SALT WATER AND 3% IS FRESH WATER.
WATER CYCLE CONSTANT JOURNEY OF WATER MOLECULES ON EARTH AS THEY RISE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, FALL TO LAND OR THE OCEAN AS RAIN OR SNOW, AND FLOW INTO RIVERS AND OCEANS THROUGH THE PROCESSES OF EVAPORATION, CONDENSATION, AND PRECIPITATION.
CORIOLIS EFFECT CHANGES THE DIRECTION OF ALL FREE-MOVING OBJECTS TO THE RIGHT NORTH OF THE EQUATOR AND TO THE LEFT SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR, RESULTING FROM THE EARTH'S ROTATION.
JET STREAM NARROW BELT OF STRONG WINDS THAT BLOWS NEAR THE TOP OF THE TROPOSPHERE.
LAND BREEZE NIGHTLY MOVEMENTS OF AIR CREATED WHEN COLD AIR OVER THE LAND FORCES UP THE WARMER AIR ABOVE THE SEA.
SEA BREEZE DAILY MOVEMENT OF AIR CREATED WHEN COOLER, DENSER AIR MOVING INLAND FROM THE OCEAN FORCES WARM AIR OVER THE LAND TO RISE.
AIR PRESSURE FORCE OF AIR PRESSING ON A GIVEN AREA
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