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unit 6
meteorology
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Environmental Studies
9th Grade
12/14/2015

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Term

118. layers of the Atmosphere 

 

 

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Definition

Def - Mesosphere. As the mesosphere extends upward above the stratosphere, temperatures decrease.

Sen- The layes or the atmosphere are divided into four

Ex - mesosphere

troposphere

Term

119. Changing States of water

 

 

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Definition

Def - When a solid, liquid, or gas can turn into one another by a process.

Sen - There are 4 chaning states of water.

 

Ex - gas -> liquid

solid -> liquid

 

 

Term

120. Latent Heat

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Definition

Def - When heat is abosorbed or released to changeone thing into another.

 

Sen -  Latent heat can be absorbed or released.

 

Ex1 - Condensation Freezing 

 

Term

121. Saturation Point

 

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Definition

 

Def -

the point at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution, chemical combination, etc.

Sen - The saturation point is ALMOST like the dew point, but it's not.

Ex - Absorbed

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