Phy. Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Humidity | The amount of moisture in the air. |
| Relative Humidity | The ratio of water vapor in the air at a given temp. to the maximum amount of water vapor the air could hold at that temp. shown as a percentage. |
| Greenhouse Effect | The process where certain gasses (water vapor, carbon dioxide & methane) trap heat from the earth. |
| Parts per Million | Number of molecules of a substance in a mexture for every 1 million molecules in that mixture. |
| Absolute Humidity | The amount of water vapor contained in a certain volume of air. |
| No Carbon dioxide | Earth would be cooler |
| No Ozone | Ultraviolet light would kill a lot of living things. |
| More Oxygen | Living things would not be as healthy and we'd have more forest fires and they would be more intense. |
| Nitrogen | Makes up most of the air we exhale. |
| Cataltic Converter | Converts carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) in a car's exhaust to carbon dioxide. |
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