Chapter 15

Front 1

Atmosphere

Back 1

Earths air which is made up of thin layers of gases, solids, and liquids

Front 2

Chlorofluorocarbons

Back 2

Group of chemical compounds used in refrigerators, air conditioners, foam packaging, and aerosol sprays that may enter the atmosphere and destroy the ozone

Front 3

Condensation

Back 3

Processes in which water vapor changes into a liquid

Front 4

Conduction

Back 4

Transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other

Front 5

Convection

Back 5

Transfeer of heat by the flow of material

Front 6

Coriolis Effect

Back 6

Causes moving air and water to turn in the southern hemisphere and turn right in the northern hemisphere due to earths rotation

Front 7

Hydrosphere

Back 7

All of the water on Earths surface

Front 8

Ionosphere

Back 8

Layer of electrically charged particles in the thermosphere that absorbs AM radio waves during the day and reflects them back

Front 9

Jet stream

Back 9

Narrow belt of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere

Front 10

Land breeze

Back 10

movement of air from land to sea at night, created when cooler, denser air from the land forces up warmer air over the sea

Front 11

Ozone layer

Back 11

Layer of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone; absorbs most of the suns harmful ultraviolet radiation

Front 12

Radiation

Back 12

Energy transferred by waves or rays

Front 13

Sea breeze

Back 13

Movement of air from sea to the land during the day when the cooler air above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise

Front 14

Troposphere

Back 14

Layer of earths atmosphere tha is closet to the ground, contains 99% of the water vapor, and 75% of the atmospheric gases, and is where clouds and weather occur

Front 15

Ultraviolet radiation

Back 15

A type of energy that comes to earth from the sun, can damage skin and cause cancer,nis mostly absorbed by the ozone layer