Atmosphere Flashcards

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Convection

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The transfer of heat energy in a liquid or gas through the circulation of currents of heated particles

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Conduction

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The transfer of heat to another form of energy from one particle of a substance to another

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Temperature

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The measure of the average kinetic energy of the Adams or molecules in a substance

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Heat

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The total kinetic energy of all of the particles of the substance

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Troposphere

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The lowest layer of earths atmosphere

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Stratosphere

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The layer in between the troposphere in the mesosphere

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ozone

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This layer protects earth from UV radiation from the sun very vital to life on earth. Absorbs heat and radiation from the sun

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Ionosphere

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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

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