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Ch3 Atmosphere
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weather | The condition of Earths atmosphere at a certain time and place |
| Atmosphere | The envelope of glasses that surround earth |
| Water Vapor | Water in the form of gas |
| Lesson2 | |
| Density | Mass divided by Volume |
| Air Pressure | The pressure of caused by the weight of a coullum of air |
| Barometer | An instrument used to measure changed in air pressure |
| Mercury Barometer | An instrument used to measure changed in air pressure, consisting of a glass tube parcially filled with murcury |
| Aneroid Barometer | An instrument used to measure changed in air pressure, without using a liquid |
| Altitude | Elevation above sea level |
| Lesson 3 | |
| Troposphere | The the lowest area of Earths atmosphere |
| Stratosphere | The second lowest area of Earths atmosphere |
| Mesosphere | The layer of Earths atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere |
| Thermosphere | The Outer most area of Earths atmosphere |
| Ionosphere | The Lower part of the thermosphere |
| Exosphere | The Outer layer of the thermosphere |
| Lesson 4 | |
| Electromagnetic waves | A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through space |
| Radiation | The transfer of energy by Electromagnetic waves |
| Infrared Radiation | Electromagnetic waves with wave lengths that are longer that visible light but shorter that microwaves |
| Ultraviolet Radiation | Electromagnetic waves with wave lengths that are shorter that visible light but longer than X-rays |
| Scatering | Reflection of light in all directions |
| Greenhouse Effect | The trapping of heat near a planets surface by certain glasses in the planets atmosphere |