Ch. 1.1,2,3 Test Reveiw Vocabulary

Front 1

Atmosphere

Back 1

The outer layer of gases of a large body in space, such as a planet, the mixture of gases that surrounds earth

Front 2

Altitude

Back 2

The distance above sea level

Front 3

Density

Back 3

A measure of the amount of matter packed into a unit volume.

mass/volume= density

Front 4

Cycle

Back 4

A series of events that repeats

Front 5

Carbon Cycle

Back 5

Carbon and oxygen gases constantly cirrculate

Front 6

Nittrogen Cycle

Back 6

Nitrogen cycles through the atomosphere the soil and living organisms

Front 7

Water Cycle

Back 7

Different forms of water cycle between earths surface and the atomosphere

Front 8

Radiation

Back 8

Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves

Front 9

Conduction

Back 9

The transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through direct contact with obvious motion

Front 10

Convection

Back 10

The transfer of heat energy from place to place by the motion of heated gas or liquid

Front 11

Ultraviolet Radiation

Back 11

Radiation of higher frequencies than visible light, which can cause sunburn and other types of damadge

Front 12

Inferared Radiation

Back 12

Radiation of lower frequencies than visible light

Front 13

Ozone

Back 13

A gas molecule that consists of three oxygen atoms. Located in the stratosphere.

Front 14

Greenhouse Affect

Back 14

The process by which certain gases in a atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation , resulting in an increase in the surface temperature ( a blanket for earth)

Front 15

Greenhouse gas

Back 15

gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, that absorb and give off infrared radiation as part of the greenhouse affect