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Weather Voc. Words
Air, Air Pressure, Layers of Atmosphere, Transfer of Energy
Question | Answer |
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Weather | The condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. |
Atmosphere | The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. |
Ozone | A form of oxygen that has three oxygen atoms instead of two. |
Water Vapor | Water in a form of a gas. |
Density | The amount of mass of a substance in a given value (D=Mass/Volume) |
Pressure | The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted. |
Air Pressure | The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area. |
Barometer | An instrument used to measure air pressure. |
Mercury Barometer | An instrument used to measure air pressure;consists of a glass tube partially filled with mercury, with its open end resting in a dish of mercury. |
Aneroid Barometer | An instrument that measures air pressure without using a liquid. |
Altitude | Elevation above sea level. |
Troposphere | The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, where weather occurs. |
Stratosphere | The second-lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere. The ozone layer can be found here. |
Mesosphere | The layer of the Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere; the layer in which the meteroids burn up. |
Thermosphere | The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere;the hottest layer. |
Ionosphere | The lower part of the thermesphere, where electrically charged particles called ions are found. |
Exosphere | The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending into space. |
Conduction | The direct transfer of thermal energy from one substance to another substance that it is touching. |
Convection | The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid (liquid or gas). |
Radiation | The direct transfer of energy by electronic waves. |