Vocabulary Two Flashcards
Greenhouse effect
The phenomenon whereby the earth’s atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane
Global warming
An increase in the average temperature of the earth’s atmosphere, especially a sustained increase sufficient to cause climate change
Conduction
The transfer of heat through direct contact of materials of different temperature
Mesosphere
The layer of the atmosphere between the stratosphere and thermosphere in which temperature decrease as altitude increases
Air pressure
The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
Ozone
A form of oxygen gas, absorbs ultraviolet rays from the sun and then releases some of this energy in the form of heat
Atmosphere
A mixture of gases that surround the earth
Radiation
The transfer of energy through matter or space as electromagnetic waves (viable light or infrared)
Troposphere
The lowest layer of the atmosphere in which temperature decreases at a constant rate as altitude increases
Stratosphere
The layer of the atmosphere that is above the troposphere and in which temperatures increase as altitudes increase
Thermosphere
Upper most layer of the Earth’s atmosphere; has two layers ionosphere and exosphere
Convection
The transfer of heat thru the movement of a fluid, either a gas or liquid
Altitude
Heigh above the sea level or the earths surface
People and cars are in which atmosphere
Troposhere
Planes and clouds are in which atmosphere?
stratosphere
