Atmosphere

a sub-layer of the thermosphere containing ions.

the layer of the atmosphere just above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere. It is the coldest part of the atmosphere and meteors burn up in this layer.

the layer of the atmosphere just above the troposphere and below the mesosphere. There is a temperature inversion due to the ozone layer which absorbs most of the sun's UV radiation.

the layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere where temperatures are the highest in the atmosphere. The increasing temperature is due to the strong influence of solar activity.

the layer of the atmosphere that is nearest to the Earth's surface. It is where most weather changes occur. It is the thinnest layer yet contains half of the Earth's atmosphere.

the change in state from a gas to a liquid

the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth's atmosphere.

the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object

the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

the gas phase of water.

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.

a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous phase that is not saturated with the evaporating substance.

the phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane.

prevailing winds that blow northeast from 30 degrees north latitude to the equator and that blow southeast from 30 degrees south latitude to the equator