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Atmosphere
Vocabulary chapter 1.1,1.2,1.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | Mixture of gases that surround the Earth |
| troposphere | layer of atmosphere closest to the Earth's surface and where weather happens |
| stratosphere | layer in which temperature increases as altitude increases |
| mesosphere | layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere; temperature decreases as altitude increases |
| air pressure | measure of force that air molecules push on a surface |
| thermosphere | uppermost part of the atmosphere where temperature increases as altitude increases |
| ionosphere | part of the thermosphere and it is where gas particles become electrically charged |
| auroras | charged particles in the ionosphere cause auroras |
| radiation | transfer of energy as EM waves |
| thermal conduction | transfer of energy through a material |
| convection | transfer of energy by the circulation or movement of gas or liquid |
| global warming | gradual increase in average global temperatures |
| greenhouse effect | warming of the Earth's surface due to trapped and absorbed radiation energy |
| radiation balance | balance between the incoming and out going energy |
| wind | movement of air because of air pressure differences |
| jet stream | narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the troposphere |
| coriolis effect | apparent curving of a path of an object from an straight normal path due to the Earth's rotation |
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