7.3.1-Tony Flashcards

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Atmosphere

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Definition:the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet

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Altitude

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Definiton:the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

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Density

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Definition:the degree of compactness of a substance

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Troposphere

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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

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Stratosphere

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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).

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Mesophere

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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.

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Thermosphere

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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.

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Exosphere

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Defintion:the outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere.

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Temperature

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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.

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Nitrogen

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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.

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Carbon Dioxide

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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.

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Oxygen

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Definiton:a colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.

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Air pressure

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Definition:
the force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it.

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Concentration

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Definition:the action or power of focusing one’s attention or mental effort.

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Condition

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Definition:the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.

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Constant

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Defition:occurring continuously over a period of time

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Continuous

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Definition:forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

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Conposition

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Definition:the nature of something’s ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.

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elevation

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Definition:the action or fact of elevating or being elevated

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Generate

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Definition:cause (something, especially an emotion or situation) to arise or come about.

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Hazard

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Definition:a danger or risk.

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Increase

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Definition:become or make greater in size, amount, intensity, or degree

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Influence

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Defition:the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.

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Inhabitable

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Definition:suitable to live in; habitable.

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Instability

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Definition:lack of stability; the state of being unstable

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Layer

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Definition:a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body.

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Moderate

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Definition:average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree

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Moniter

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Definition:an instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity

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Originate

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Definition:have a specified beginning.

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Pollutanat

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Definition:a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere.

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Property

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Definition:a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively

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Radiatiom

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Definition:the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization

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Region

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Definition:an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

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Relatable

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Definition:able to be related to something else.

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Solar

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Definiton:relating to or determined by the sun.

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Stable

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Definition:(of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed.

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Structure

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Definition:the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

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Surface

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Definition:the outside part or uppermost layer of something (often used when describing its texture, form, or extent).

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Uninhabitable

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Definition:(of a place) unsuitable for living in.