EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
nitrogen
the layer where weather is found
troposphere
the primary motion responsible for day and night
rotation
when you touch a hot spoon, heat is transferred by
conduction
produces a larger number of weaker rays that travel in different directions
scattering
the gas that makes up about 21% of the atmosphere
oxygen
where the ozone layer is found
stratosphere
the primary motion responsible for seasons
revolution
the type of energy transfer that happens in a pot of hot water
conduction
excess of this gas contributes to global warming
carbon dioxide
the "hot layer" of the atmosphere
thermosphere
two causes for temperature variation not related to water
latitude, cloud cover, altitude
the type of heat transfer that can happen in a vacuum
radiation
the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in the objects’ temperature.
heat
condition of the earths atmosphere at a given point in time
weather
this happens to temperature as altitude increases in the troposphere
decreases
lines that connect areas of the same temperature
isotherms
Many clouds reflect a lot of sunlight because they have a high
albedo
first day of winter and summer
solstice
condition of the earth's atmosphere on average over a period of time
climate
layer that protects earth from meteors
mesophere
This heats and cools more rapidly and leads to a greater variation in temperature
land
occurs when light bounces off an object- it keeps the same intensity
reflection
the first day of spring and autumn
equinox