chapter 6 voc
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| atmosphere | a thin layer of gases surrounding the earth
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| water vapor | water in its gaseous form.
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| troposphere | the atmospheric layer closest to the Earth's surface.
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| stratosphere | the second layer away from the Earth's surface
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| ozone layer | the area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of O3.
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| ionosphere | the region within the mesosphere and the
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| thermosphere | that contains ions.
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| nitrogen | most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
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| oxygen | the gas in the atmosphere that animals use as they breath.
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| radiation | the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
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| conduction | the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter.
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| convection | the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of matter from one place to another.
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| stability | describes whether circulating air motions are strong or weak.
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| temperature inversion | occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases.
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| reflection | the throwing back by a body or surface of light, heat, or sound without absorbing it.
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| absorption | the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.
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| wind | the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
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| trade winds | are steady winds that flow from east to west between 30 N latitude and 30 S latitude
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| westerlies | are steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30 N and 60 N, and 30 S and 60 S
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| polar easterlies | cold winds that blow from the east to west near the Noth Pole and The south pole
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| jet stream | near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high winds
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| sea breeze | is wind that blows from the sea to the land due to local temperature and pressure differences
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| land breeze | is wind from the land due to local temperature and pressure differences
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| air pollution | the contamination of air by harmful substance including gas and smoke
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| acid precipitation | when sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides combine with moisture in the atmosphere and form precipitation that has a pH lower than that of normal rainwater
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| photochemical smog | is air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight
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| particulate matter | is a mixture of dust, acids, and other chemicals that can be hazardous to human health
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