Atmosphere and Vocab Review
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- Q1Extends from 0 to 16 km off the ground. The lowest atmospheric layermesospherethermospheretropospherestratosphere60s
- Q2This is the outermost layer. The prefix of this layer means "outside" layer.thermospheretroposphereexospherestratosphere60s
- Q3All weather happens in this layer...exospheretropospheremesospherestratosphere60s
- Q4This layer has HIGH air pressure and contains most of all the water vaportropospherestratosphereexospherethermosphere60s
- Q5Which layer is where the ozone layer is and where airplanes fly?stratosphereexospheremesospheretroposphere60s
- Q6This layer is the COLDEST layer and where shooting stars are foundthermospherestratospheremesosphereexosphere60s
- Q7This is the hottest layer and contains the auroras.troposphereThermospherestratosphereexosphere60s
- Q8This layer has the lowest air pressure and satellites orbit herestratosphereexospherethermospheretroposphere60s
- Q9The transfer of heat energy within a solid object or between two or more objects that are TOUCHINGconductionconvectionradiationheat60s
- Q10The transfer of heat energy within liquids and gases molecules by hotter molecules rising and cooler molecules sinkingconvectionheatradiationconduction60s
- Q11The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic wavesheatconductionradiationconvection60s
- Q12A form of energy that is transferred between objects with different temperaturesradiationconductionconvectionheat60s
- Q13The short term state of the atmosphere. Describes a specific time and placeclimatetemperatureradiationweather60s
- Q14The long-term and average pattern of the atmosphereheatclimateweatherradiation60s
- Q15Cold air from polar regions that blow from the east (0°-60°)prevailing westerliesdoldrumspolar easterliestrade winds60s