7.3.1-Malinda Flashcards

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Atmosphere

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The whole mass of air that surrounds the earth

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Altitude

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The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

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Density

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Degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.

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Troposphere

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the lowest region of the atmosphere

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Stratosphere

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the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere

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Mesosphere

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the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere

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Thermosphere

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the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium.

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Exosphere

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the outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere.

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Nitrogen

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the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas

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Carbon dixoide

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a heavy colorless gas that is formed by burning fuels.

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Oxygen

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a colorless, odorless reactive gas.

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Air pressure

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the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.

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Concentration

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the amount of a substance in a defined space.

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Condition

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a mode or state of being, the state of being fit

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Constant

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a quantity that does not change.

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Continuous

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Relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.

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Composition

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a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together.

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Elevation

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height above a given level, especially sea level.

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Generate

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to produce or bring into being; create.

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Hazard

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an event that has the potential to cause harm.

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Increase

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to make or become greater in size.

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Influence

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the impact exerted on an object and leads to a change in its properties, position and so on.

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Inhabitable

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capable of being lived in

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Instability

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lack of stability or steadiness.

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Layer
a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
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Moderate
to slow down (neutrons), esp by using a moderator.
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Monitor
a device or arrangement for observing, detecting, or recording the operation of a machine or system, especially an automatic control system.
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Orginate
The birth, existence, or beginning; starting point.
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Pollutant
a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
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Property
the qualities and characteristics of a substance that describe and identify it.
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Radiation
the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
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Region
an area of land that has common features.
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Relative
considered in relation or in proportion to something else.
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Solar
relating to or determined by the sun.
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Stable
a system that is unchanging.
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Structure
an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized.
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Surface
the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body.
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Uninhabitable
unfit for habitation.