atmosphere Flashcards
The atmosphere layer above the trophosphere
Stratosphere
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
Air pressure
A gas molecule that is made up of 3 oxygen atoms and that absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Ozone
The height of an height of an object above the Earths surface;in astronomy,the angle between an object in the sky and Horizon
Altitude
The middle sphere lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core, the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
Mesophere
The lowest layer of the atmosphere
Trophosphere
The uppermost layer of the atmosphere.
Thermosphere
The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves,such as visable light or infrared waves
Radiation
The transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by direct contact;conduction can also occur within a substance.
Conduction
the transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a liquid or a gas.
convection
The natural heating process of a planet,such as the Earth by which gases in the atmosphere trap thermal energy
Green house affect
a rise in average global temperatures.
global warming
moving air
wind
Mixture if gases that surrounds the earth.
Atmosphere
The curving of moving objects from straight path due to earths rotation.
Coriolanus affect
Wind belts that extend from poles 60 latitude in both hemispheres
Polar easterlies
