Atmosphere Flashcards
Convection
The transfer of heat energy in a liquid or gas through the circulation of currents of heated particles
Conduction
The transfer of heat to another form of energy from one particle of a substance to another
Temperature
The measure of the average kinetic energy of the Adams or molecules in a substance
Heat
The total kinetic energy of all of the particles of the substance
Troposphere
The lowest layer of earths atmosphere
Stratosphere
The layer in between the troposphere in the mesosphere
ozone
This layer protects earth from UV radiation from the sun very vital to life on earth. Absorbs heat and radiation from the sun
Ionosphere
The portion of the thermosphere between about 90 and 500 km above Earth’s this layer is highly ionized which means the particles have lots of electricity