7.3.1-Tony Flashcards
Atmosphere
Definition:the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
Altitude
Definiton:the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
Density
Definition:the degree of compactness of a substance
Troposphere
Definition:the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth’s surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere
Stratosphere
Definition:the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).
Mesophere
Definition:the region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude.
Thermosphere
Definition: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. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height.
Exosphere
Defintion:the outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere.
Temperature
Definition:the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
Nitrogen
Definiton:the chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth’s atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen (made by distilling liquid air) boils at 77.4 kelvins (−195.8°C) and is used as a coolant.
Carbon Dioxide
Definition: a colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.
Oxygen
Definiton:a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.
Air pressure
Definition:
the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it.
Concentration
Definition:the action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort.
Condition
Definition:the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.
Constant
Defition:occurring continuously over a period of time
Continuous
Definition:forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.
Conposition
Definition:the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
elevation
Definition:the action or fact of elevating or being elevated
Generate
Definition:cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about.
Hazard
Definition:a danger or risk.
Increase
Definition:become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree
Influence
Defition:the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.
Inhabitable
Definition:suitable to live in; habitable.
Instability
Definition:lack of stability; the state of being unstable
Layer
Definition:a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.
Moderate
Definition:average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree
Moniter
Definition:an instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity
Originate
Definition:have a specified beginning.
Pollutanat
Definition:a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.
Property
Definition:a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively
Radiatiom
Definition:the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization
Region
Definition:an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.
Relatable
Definition:able to be related to something else.
Solar
Definiton:relating to or determined by the sun.
Stable
Definition:(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.
Structure
Definition:the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
Surface
Definition:the outside part or uppermost layer of something (often used when describing its texture, form, or extent).
Uninhabitable
Definition:(of a place) unsuitable for living in.