Phases of Matter
What is the name of the process when liquid water turns to water vapor?
evaporation
Tiny particles that water clings to in order for clouds to form.
condensation nuclei
absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation from the Sun; like sunglasses for Earth
ozone
The direction thermal energy moves - hot to cold or cold to hot
hot to cold
describe the particle motion in high temperature.
fast and spread out
x-rays, uv waves, microwaves
radiation/electromagnetic waves
Boiling water cooking pasta on the stovetop?
convection
What process turns water vapor gas into solid ice particles?
deposition
The layer where Auroras are found.
thermosphere
An area of land that is in an outlet for water into a specific waterbody.
water shed
As altitude increases, air pressure _________.
decreases
Heat leaves a coffee cup as steam and air rise. What type of heat transfer is this?
convection
Name the state of matter with small vibrations of movement and tightly organized particles.
solid
The layer where the jet stream and ozone layer are found.
stratosphere
Two ways that carbon can be removed from our atmosphere.
photosynthesis and dissolution
streaks of light made as rocks move through our atmosphere and burn up
meteor
Solid to gas.
sublimation
The layer of atmosphere that the ionosphere is in.
thermosphere
The process by which nitrogen is taken from its molecular form in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds useful for other biochemical processes.
nitrogen fixation
combustion, respiration