Chapter 7 Vocabulary Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 the condition of the earth's atmosphere is? | Weather |
| an envelope of gases that surrounds Earth is? | Atmosphere |
| A form of oxygen around the earth is? | Ozone |
| water in the form of gases is? | Water Vapor |
| harmful stuff in the air, water, and soil is? | Pollutant |
| A brown haze that is in sunny cities is? | Photochemical Smog |
| Rain that is more acidic than normal is? | Acid Rain |
| the amount of mass in a given volume of air is? | Density |
| The force of pushing on an area is? | Pressure |
| The weight of a column of air is? | Air Pressure |
| an instrument used to measure air is? | Barometer - |
| A glass tube with partially filled with mercury is? | Mercury Barometer |
| An air light metal chamber is? | Aneroid Barometer |
| The air at the top of the mountain is? | Altitude |
| the lowest layer of the earths atmosphere is? | Troposphere |
| A layer from the top of the troposphere to 50 km up is? | Stratosphere |
| above the stratosphere, the temp. will drop is? | Mesosphere |
| it goes up to 200 km from the earths surface is? | Thermosphere |
| the average amount of energy of motion is? | Temperature |
| begins about 80km to 400km is? | Ionosphere |
| where the satellite is with no gravity is? | Exosphere |
| a form of energy that moves through space is? | Electromagnetic Wave |
| the direct transfer of energy is? | Radiation |
| Wavelength larger than a red light is? | Infrared Radiation |
| invisible form of energy is? | Ultraviolet Radiation |
| light in all directions is? | Scattering |
| glass that holds heat in the air is? | Greenhouse Effect |
| the total energy of motion in particles is? | Thermal Energy |
| a glass tube with a bulb on one end that has liquid is? | Thermometer |
| the transfer of thermal energy is? | Heat |
| the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another is? | Conduction |
| the transfer of heat from fluid is? | Convection |
| the upward movement of warm air and the downward movement of cool air is? | Convection Currents |
| the horizontal movement of air is? | Wind |
| the measure of the wind speed is? | Anemometer |
| the increasing cooling of wind is? | Wind-chill factors |
| wind that blow short distances is? | Local winds - |
| wind that blow from the ocean is? | Sea Breeze |
| winds that blow to the ocean is? | Land Breeze |
| winds that blow long distances is? | Global winds |
| the earth rotation makes wind cures is? | Cariolis Effect |
| the distance from the equator is? | Latitude |
| high wind speeds is? | Jet Streams |
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