ATMOSPHERE KEY TERMS Flashcards
Movement of heat by electromagnetic waves; the way heat moves through space.
Radiation
Movement of heat by the collision of molecules transferring energy to one another; main way heat moves through solids.
Conduction
Movement of heat by the mass movements of the substance; main way heat moves through liquids and gases.
Convection
Precipitation that is more acidic than normal.
Acid Rain
Specific source of pollution that can be identified.
Point Source
Widely spread source of pollution that can’t be tied to a specific point of origin.
Non-Point Source
Brown haze above/in cities formed by sunlight hitting certain pollutants in air.
Photochemical Smog
Coal smoke and other pollutants mixed with water vapor in air.
London-Type Smog
Average weather for a region.
Climate
Shimmering lights in night sky caused by solar radiation exciting molecules in the atmosphere.
Aurora
Southern Lights
Aurora Australis
Northern Lights
Aurora Borealis
Process of the atmosphere letting light from the sun through but trapping heat radiated by earth’s surface within the atmosphere.
Greenhouse Effect
Layer of gas that forms a “protective umbrella” against ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun.
Ozone Layer
Thin envelope of gases surrounding the planet.
Atmosphere
