Science - Unit 3 - Vocabulary words

The measure of force with which air molecules push on an area of a surface.

Air pressure

​The uppermost layer of the atmosphere

​​Thermosphere

Between the thermosphere and stratosphere.

​​Mesosphere

Between the mesosphere and troposphere.

​​Stratosphere

Lowest Layer of the atmosphere.

​​Troposphere

​an area in the stratosphere, 15 km to 40 km above Earth's surface

​​Ozone layer

​process by which gases in the atmosphere, such as water vapor and carbon dioxide, absorb and give off infrared radiations.

​​Greenhouse Effect

​measure of the average kinetic energy of particles.

Temperature

​the total kinetic energy of particles

​​Thermal Energy

​the increase in volume that results from an increase in volume.

​​Thermal expansions

​is the energy that is transferred between objects that are different temperatures.

​​Heat

​the transfer of energy as electro-magnetic waves.

​​ Radiation

​is the transfer of energy due to movement of matter.

​​Convection

the apparent curving of the path of a moving object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth's rotation.

​​Coriolis effect

wind systems occur at or near Earth's surface

​​Global winds

narrow belts of high-speed winds that blow from west to east, between 7 km and 16 km above Earth's surface.

​​Jet streams

the movement of air over short distances.

​​local winds

​is the transfer of energy from an object to another object though direct contact.

​​conductions

​movement of air caused by differences in air pressure the faster the air moves.

​​wind