7E1 / Tieyanna

Question 1

atmosphere

definition: the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body.

Answer 1

altitude

definition: the vertical elevation of an object above a surface such as sea level or land of a planet or natural satellite.

Question 2

density

definition: the quantity per unit volume unit area or unit length

Answer 2

troposphere

definition:the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 3

stratosphere

definition : the part of the earth’s atmosphere which extends from the top of the troposphere to about 30 miles (50 kilometers) above the surface and in which temperature increases gradually to about 32° F (0° C) and clouds rarely form

Answer 3

Mesosphere

definition: the part of the earth’s atmosphere between the stratosphere and the troposphere in which temperature decreases with altitude to the atmosphere’s absolute minimum.

Question 4

Thermosphere

definition :a layer of Earth’s atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere.

Answer 4

exosphere

definition:the uppermost region of Earth’s atmosphere as it gradually fades into the vacuum of space.

Question 5

temperature

definition :degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale.

Answer 5

nitrogen

definition: a colorless odorless gaseous chemical element that makes up 78 percent of the atmosphere and forms a part of all living tissues.

Question 6

carbon dioxide

dentition: colorless odorless incombustible gas present in the atmosphere and formed during respiration, the decomposition and combustion of organic compounds, and in the reaction of acids with carbonates: used in carbonated drinks, fire extinguishers, and as dry ice for refrigeration.

Answer 6

oxygen

dentition: a chemical element found in the air as a colorless odorless tasteless gas that is necessary for life.

Question 7

altitude

dentition : the vertical elevation of an object above a surface (such as sea level or land) of a planet or natural satellite.

Answer 7

density

dentition: the quantity per unit volume unit area or unit length:

Question 8

air pressure

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

Answer 8

concentration

dentition : close attention to or thought about a subject

Question 9

condition

dentition : a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state situation with respect to circumstances.

Answer 9

constant

dentition: something invariable or unchanging

Question 10

continuous

dentition: marked by uninterrupted extension in space time or sequence

Answer 10

composition

dentition: a short piece of writing done as a school exercise.

Question 11

elevation

definition: the height to which something is elevated

Answer 11

generate

dentition: to bring into existence

Question 12

increases

definition: to become progressively greater (as in size, amount, number, or intensity) 2

Answer 12

influence

definition : the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways sway.

Question 13

influence

dentition: the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways

Answer 13

inhabitable

dentition: capable of being lived in

Question 14

instability

dentition: the quality or state of being unstable especially lack of emotional or mental stability.

Answer 14

layer

dentition: one that lays something such as a worker who lays brick or a hen that lays eggs

Question 15

moderate

dentition : avoiding extremes of behavior or expression

Answer 15

monitor

dentition :an electronic device with a screen used for display as of television pictures or computer information

Question 16

originate

dentition: to take or have origin

Answer 16

pollutant

dentition: a substance that is present in concentrations that may harm organisms humans plants and animals or exceed an environmental quality standard.

Question 17

property

definition: any item that a person or a business has legal title over.

Answer 17

radiation

definition : energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light

Question 18

region

definition: an administrative area division or district especially the basic administrative unit for local government in Scotland

Answer 18

relative

definition : a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage. something having, or standing in some relation or connection to something else.

Question 19

solar

definition: of derived from relating to, or caused by the sun. :measured by the earth’s course in relation to the sun a solar year also relating to or reckoned by solar time.

Answer 19

stable

definition: the quality, state or degree of being stable: such as. a the strength to stand or endure firmness. be the property of a body that causes it when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion to develop forces or moments that restore the original condition

Question 20

structure

definition: something built or arranged in a definite way He entered a small brick structure. We studied leaves and other plant structures.

Answer 20

surface

definition: the exterior or upper boundary of an object or body on the surface of the water the earth’s surface.

Question 21

uninhabitable

definition: unfit for habitation not inhabitable an uninhabitable wilderness.