A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as Earth.
What is atmopshere
100
The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increase; includes the ionosphere.
What is thermosphere
100
The coldest layer of the atmosphere, between the stratosphere and the thermosphere, in which temperature decreases as altitude increases.
What is mesosphere
100
The layer of the atmosphere in which temperature increases as altitude increases; contains the ozone layer.
What is stratosphere
100
The layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature drops at a constant rate as altitude increases; the part of the atmosphere where weather conditions exist.
What is troposphere
200
Solid particles in the atmosphere that can be volcanic dust, ash from fires, microscopic organisms, or mineral particles lifted from soil by winds.
What are particulates
200
A gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms.
What is ozone
200
The layering of warm air on top of cool air.
What is temperature inversion
200
Colored light produced by charged particles from solar wind and from the magnetosphere that react with the oxygen and nitrogen of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is auroras
200
The zone of indefinite altitude, extends for thousands of kilometers above the ionosphere.
What is exosphere
300
The lower region of the thermosphere, where solar radiation is absorbed by atmospheric gases that causes the atoms of gas molecule to lose electrons.
What is ionosphere
300
The upper boundary of the mesosphere and has an average temperature of nearly -130 ˚C.
What is mesopause
300
The force per unit area that is exerted on a surface by the weight of the atmosphere.
What is atmospheric pressure
300
A cool wind moving from water to land
What is sea breeze
300
The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation.
What is greenhouse effect
400
The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations.
What is convection
400
A narrow band of strong winds that blow in the upper troposphere.
What is jet stream
400
Breeze flows from the cool land toward the warmer water.
What is land breeze
400
The fraction of solar radiation that is reflected off the surface of an object.
What is albedo
500
The transfer of energy as heat through a material.
What is conduction
500
The curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation.
What is coriolis effect
500
Prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30˚ latitude to the equator in both hemisphere.
What is trade winds
500
Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60˚ and 90˚ latitude in both hemispheres.
What are polar easterlies
500
Prevailing winds that blow from west to east between 30˚ and 60˚ latitude in both hemispheres.