Atmosphere Vocab From Chapter 1

Front 1

What layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

Back 1

Troposphere

Front 2

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

Back 2

Stratosphere

Front 3

Which layer of the atmosphere do meteoroids burn up in?

Back 3

Mesosphere

Front 4

Which layer of the atmosphere do satellites orbit?

Back 4

Thermosphere

Front 5

What do the air molecules do to the electromagnetic waves that make the sky appear blue?

Back 5

Scatter

Front 6

Energy from the sun travels to the Earth in these.

Back 6

Electromagnetic Waves

Front 7

This type of heat transfer occurs through electromagnetic waves.

Back 7

Radiation

Front 8

This type of heat transfer occurs when two objects come in direct contact with one aother.

Back 8

Conduction

Front 9

This type of heat transfer occurs through the air or a fluid.

Back 9

Convection

Front 10

This process traps energy in the Earth's atmosphere allowing Earth to maintain a constant temperature.

Back 10

Greenhouse Effect

Front 11

This is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.

Back 11

Nitrogen

Front 12

This is evaporation of water through the leaves of plants.

Back 12

Transpiration

Front 13

This is the process of water soaking into the ground, ultimately leading to groundwater.

Back 13

Infiltration

Front 14

This is a large body of water that has pooled together.

Back 14

Accumulation

Front 15

This is the process of bacteria taking free floating nitrogen (inorganic) out of the atmosphere and putting it in the soil as nitrates (organic).

Back 15

Nitrogen Fixation