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| Earth's air, which is made up of a thin layer of gases, solids, and liquids: forms a protective layer around the planet and is divided into five distinct layers. |
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| Group of chemical compoundsused in refrigerators, air conditiioners, foam packaging, and aerosol sprays that may enter the atmosphere and destroy ozone. |
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| process in which water vapor changes to a liquid. |
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| transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other. |
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| transfer of heat by the flow of material |
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| causes moving air and water to turn left in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to Earth's rotation. |
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| All the water on Earth's surface. |
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| layer of electrically charged pearticles in the thermosphere that absorbs AM radio waves during the day and reflects them back at night. |
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| narrow belt of strong winds that blows near the top of the troposphere. |
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| movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea. |
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| layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone: absorbs most of the Sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation. |
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| energy transferred by waves or rays. |
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| movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise. |
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| layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the ground, contains 99 percent of the water vapor and 75 percent of the atmospheric gases, and is where clouds and weather occur. |
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| a type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer. |
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