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Atmosphere Lesson1-4
| weather | Condition Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
| atmosphere | The envelope of gases that surrounds Earth |
| water vapor | Water in the form of gas |
| density | The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume (mass divided by volume) |
| air pressure | The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area |
| barmeter | An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure |
| mercury barometer | An instrument that measures changes in air pressure, consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury, with its open end resting in dish of mercury |
| aneroid barometer | An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid |
| altitude | Elevation above sea level |
| troposphere | The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| stratosphere | The second-layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| mesosphere | The layer of Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere |
| thermosphere | The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| ionosphere | The lowest part of the thermosphere |
| exosphere | The outer layer of the thermosphere |
| electromagnetic waves | A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through that vacuum of space |
| radiation | The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves |
| infrared radiation | Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves |
| ultraviolet radiation | Electromagnetic waves with wavelength that are shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays |
| scattering | Reflection of light in all direction. |
| green house effect | The trapping of heat near a plant's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere |