Ch. 15 The Atmosphere
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Atmosphere | A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.
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| Air pressure | The measure of the force that air molecules put on a surface, greatest in the Troposphere.
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| Troposphere | Lowest layer of the atmosphere; temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases and contains 21% Oxygen.
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| Stratosphere | Layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere where temperature increases as altitude increases and the ozone layer is located.
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| Mesosphere | The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere and in which temperature decreases as altitude increases - coldest layer.
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| Thermosphere | The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases - hottest layer.
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| Ionosphere | An area between the Mesosphere and the Thermosphere where particles become electrically charged - Aurora's occur here.
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| Thermal Conduction | The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
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| Convection | The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or gas.
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| Greenhouse effect | The natural warming of Earth's atmosphere when carbon dioxide, and water vapor absorb and reradiate thermal energy.
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| Global Warming/Climate Change | A gradual increase in average global temperatures brought on by too much carbon dioxide.
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| wind | The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
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| Polar Easterlies | Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60° and 90° latitude in both hemispheres.
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| Westerlies | Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30° and 60° latitude in both hemispheres.
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| Trade Winds | Prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30° North or 30° South to the equator.
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