The Atmosphere And The Oceans Chapter Eleven Unit. Four Section 11.1 Atmospheric Basics Flashcards
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Troposphere
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The layer closest to the earths surface. It contains most of the mass of the atmosphere
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Stratosphere
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A layer in which the air temperature increases with altitude and contains the ozone layer
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Mesosphere
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The layer above the stratopause is about 50 km to 100 km above earths surface. The air decreases with altitude.
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Thermosphere
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The layer between about 100 to 500 km above Earths surface.
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Exosphere
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The outermost layer of Earths atmosphere
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Radiation
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Is the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves.
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Conduction
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Is the transfer between thermal objects when their atoms or molecules collide
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Convection
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The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of heated material from one place to another.
