Question | Answer |
air pressure | is the force exerted by the weight of a column of air above a particular |
altitude | the height of a thing above a reference level, usually above sea level or Earth's surface |
barometer | an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure |
ionosphere | the lower part of the thermosphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found |
mesosphere | the middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; the layer in which most meteoroids burn up |
stratosphere | the second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; the ozone layer is located in the upper stratosphere |
thermosphere | the outer most layer of Earth's atmosphere |
ozone | a form of oxygen that has three oxygen atom in each molecule instead of the usual two |
greenhouse effect | the process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that form a "blanket" around Earth |
exosphere | the outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space |
climate | the average year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds and clouds in an area |
atmosphere | the layer of gases that surrounds Earth |
weather | the condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
troposphere | the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere; where weather occurs |
water vapor | water in the form of gas |
conclusion | summary of what was found 1) claim - did you prove hypothesis? 2) evidence - direct proof 3) interpretation - make sense of lab |
data | information as a visual - articles, graphs, pictures and lists |
procedure | steps you take to do the lab |
dependant variable | what what you will measure |
independant variable | what "I" (scientist) can change |
controls | all variables kept the same |
materials | supplies used in lab |
hypothesis | educated prediction or guess |
research | internet, research books, adult, text books, class notes, locations, gather backround info on subject |
title of lab | a description of what the lab is about |
problem | state as a question - using what, when, how, why, where, who and does |
density | the measure of the compactness of a substance |