vocab 6th grade
air pressure
Measure of the force with which air molecules are pushing on a surface.
troposphere
lowest layer of earths atmosphere
WHat is the most abundant gas in the atmopshere
nitrogen
wind
The movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
thermosphere
Uppermost layer of earths atmosphere
A major source of oxygen for the Earth's atmosphere is
plants
local wind
Flows short distances and can blow from any direction
global warming
A rise in average global temperature
The ozone layer is located in the
Stratosphere
global wind
Large scale pattern of air circulation in the atmosphere
Stratosphere
The atmospheric layer above the troposphere, where temperature rises with altitude
By which method does most thermal energy in the atmosphere circulate?
convection
green house effect
The earth's natural heating process, by which gases in the atmosphere absorb and reradiate thermal energy
mesosphere
Between the stratosphere and thermosphere where temperature decreases with increasing altitude
The order of the atmospheric levels
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere