Chapter 17: Structure and Temperature
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 water vapor | What is the source of all clouds and precipitation? |
| Ozone | Form of oxygen atoms into each molecule. |
| Troposphere | The bottom layer, where temperature decreases with an increase in altitude. |
| Stratosphere | The temperature remains constant to a height of about 20 kilometers. |
| Mesosphere | Third layer where the temperatures again decrease with height until rhw mesopause. |
| Thermosphere | A layer that contains only a tiny fraction of the atmosphere's mass. |
| Heat | a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature. |
| Conduction | the direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching |
| convection | the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion |
| radiation | energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles |
| greenhouse effect | process by which atmospheric gases trap heat close to Earth's surface and prevent it from escaping into space. |
| Albedo | The fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface. |
| Isoterms | Lines that connect points that have the same temperature. |
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