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Ch 3 lessons 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| weather | the condition of Earths atmosphere at a particular time and place |
| atmosphere | the envelope of gases that surround earth |
| water vapor | water in the form of a gas |
| density | the ration of the mass of a substance to its volume |
| air pressure | the pressure caused by the wave of a column of air pushing down on a area |
| barometer | an instrument used to measure change in air pressure |
| mercury barometer | an instrument that measures changes in air pressure consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury |
| aneroid barometer | an instrument that measures changes in air pressure without a liquid |
| altitude | elevation above sea level |
| troposphere | the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere |
| statosphere | the second lowest layer of Earths atmosphere |
| mesosphere | the layer above the stratosphere and a part of Earths atmosphere |
| thermosphere | the outer most layer of Earths atmosphere |
| ionosphere | the lower part of the thermosphere |
| exosphere | the outer layer of the thermosphere |
| electromagnetic waves | a wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the 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 wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays |
| scattering | reflection of light in all directions |
| greenhouse effect | the trapping of heat near a planets sruface |