The Atmosphere
As you move up a mountain, the air pressure ______.
decreases
Heat moves from _________________.
Hot to cold
The layer closest to the Earth
Transfer of heat through electromagnetic rays.
Radiation
Hot air rises, cool air sinks
The type of heat transfer that comes from boiling water on a stove.
Convection
The layer where planes fly.
Mesosphere
The transfer of heat through touching.
Conduction
Gases hold heat in the atmosphere and the Earth heats up.
The Greenhouse Effect
The type of energy most dangerous to humans.
Ultraviolet radiation
The layer where weather occurs.
Troposphere
The transfer of heat through a liquid.
Convection
The layer of the atmosphere with the highest temperature
Thermosphere
The type of heat transfer that causes sunburn.
Radiation
The layer where satellites fly.
Exposphere
Infrared radiation
These three gases make up the atmosphere.
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Nitrogen
What are the three main things that happen to the sun when it enters Earth's atmosphere?
Reflects, Absorbs, Radiates
A protective layer within the stratosphere that prevents the Earth from getting too hot.
Ozone Layer
Type of energy that turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk.
Gamma rays