7.3.1/Zaivion

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Altitude

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Density

Answer 3

Definition: The degree of compactness of a substance.

Question 4

Troposphere

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

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).

Question 6

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.

Question 7

Themosphere

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

Exosphere

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

Question 9

Temperature

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

Nitrogen

Answer 10

Definition: 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.

Question 11

Carbon dioxide

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

Oxygen

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Altitude

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Density

Answer 14

Definition: the degree of compactness of a substance.

Question 15

Air pressure

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Concentration

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Condition

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

Question 18

Constant

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Definition: occurring continuously over a period of time.

Question 19

Continuous

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Definition: forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

Question 20

Composition

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

Question 21

Elevation

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Definition: the action or fact of elevating or being elevated.

Question 22

Generate

Answer 22

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

Question 22

Hazard

Answer 22

Definition: a danger or risk.

Question 23

increase

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Influence

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

Question 25

Inhabitable

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Definition: suitable to live in; habitable.

Question 26

Instability

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Definition: lack of stability; the state of being unstable.

Question 27

Layer

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

Question 28

Moderate

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

Question 29

Monitor

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

Question 30

Originate

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Definition: have a specified beginning.

Question 31

Pollutant

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

Question 32

Property

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

Question 33

Radiation

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

Question 34

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.

Question 35

Relative

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Definition: considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

Question 36

Solar

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Definition: relating to or determined by the sun.

Question 37

Stable

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

Question 38

Structure

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

Question 39

Surface

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Uninhabitable

Answer 40

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