Earth Science Chapter 11

Front 1

Define Conduction

Back 1

The transfer of energy that occurs when molocules collide

Front 2

Define Convection

Back 2

The transfer of energy by the flow of a heated substance

Front 3

Define Ozone

Back 3

A gas formed by addition of a third oxygen atom to an oxygen molocule. (O3 )

Front 4

Order the Atmospheric layers from the closest to Earth's surface to the farthest.

Back 4

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere

Front 5

Define Radiation

Back 5

The transfer of energy through space by visible light, ultraviolet radiation, and other forms of electromatic waves

Front 6

Define Condensation

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When matter changes from a gas to a liquid

Front 7

Define Dew Point

Back 7

The tempature to which air must be cooled at constant pressure to reach saturation

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Define Humidity

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The amount of water vapor in the air

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Define Lifted Condensation Level

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The hight at which condensation occurs

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Define Relative Humidity

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The ratio of water vapor in a volume of air relative to how much water vapor that volume of air is capable of holding

Front 11

Define Tempature Inversion

Back 11

An increase in temperature with hight in an atmospheric layer

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Define Coalescence

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When cloud droplets collide and form a larger droplet

Front 13

Define Condensation Nuclei

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Small particles in the atmosphere around which cloud droplets can form

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Define Evaperation

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The process of water changing into a gas

Front 15

Define Latent Heat

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Stored energy that, until condensation occurs, is not available to warm the atmosphere

Front 16

Define Stability

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The ability of an air mass to resist rising

Front 17

The two most abundent gasses in Eath's atmosphere are

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Nitrogen and Oxygen

Front 18

The atmosphere contains small amounts of other gasses that play key roles in the production of weather and climate. These gasses are

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Water Vapor, Carbon Dioxide, Oxone, and Dust

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The _________ is the lowest layer of the atmosphere, contains the most of the atmosphere's mass, and is the most important for weather

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Troposphere

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Atmosphere layers are characterized by

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Differences in tempatures

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Eneregy in Earth's atmosphere comes from the

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Sun

Front 22

Solar energy absorbed by Earth's surfece is transferred throughout the atmosphere by the processes of

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Radiation, Conduction, and Convection

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Heat is the transfer of energy that occurs because

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of a difference in tempatures

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Temperature is the meassure of

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how rapidly or slowly molucules move around

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Atmospheric temperatures generally ____ with altitude

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Decreases

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Air has mass and exerts a force called

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Atmospheric pressure

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Because there are fewer molocules of gas in the atmosphere, atmospheric pressure

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Decreases with with increasing altitude

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Wind is the movement of air that results from the differences in

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Pressure

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Wind is effected by

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Friction (e.g. mountains, forests and buildings slow wind down)

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How do clouds form?

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When warm, moist air is forced upward, expands, and cools.

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Orographic lifting is a method of cloud formation that involves

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Air moving up the side of a mountain

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When air masses of different temperature collide, they can form

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A cloud

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Clouds are generally classified by

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The altitudes they form at and their shapes

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The four main types of precipitation are

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Rain, snow, sleet and hail

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In the water cycle, water continously moves between Earth's surface and the atmosphere through the processes of

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evaperation, condensation, and precipitation