atmosphere Flashcards

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1
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The atmosphere layer above the trophosphere

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Stratosphere

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The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

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Air pressure

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A gas molecule that is made up of 3 oxygen atoms and that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

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Ozone

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The height of an height of an object above the Earths surface;in astronomy,the angle between an object in the sky and Horizon

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Altitude

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The middle sphere lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core, the coldest layer of the atmosphere.

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Mesophere

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6
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The lowest layer of the atmosphere

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Trophosphere

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7
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The uppermost layer of the atmosphere.

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Thermosphere

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The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves,such as visable light or infrared waves

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Radiation

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9
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The transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by direct contact;conduction can also occur within a substance.

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Conduction

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10
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the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas.

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convection

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The natural heating process of a planet,such as the Earth by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy

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Green house affect

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12
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a rise in average global temperatures.

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global warming

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13
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moving air

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wind

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14
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Mixture if gases that surrounds the earth.

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Atmosphere

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15
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The curving of moving objects from straight path due to earths rotation.

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Coriolanus affect

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16
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Wind belts that extend from poles 60 latitude in both hemispheres

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Polar easterlies