An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure

The pressure exerted by the atmosphere on all objects within it

The mass of air surrounding a planet

The upper layer of the earth's atmosphere, which exists higher than roughly 80 km above sea level

The region of the earth's atmosphere that extends from ground level to roughly 11 km above sea level

narrow bands of high speed winds that circle the earth, blowing from west to east

energy that is transferred as a consequence of temperature differences

a measure of the energy of random motion in a substance's molecules

Atmospheric pressure, on average, is _______________psi at sea level

A barometer is usually made with what liquid?

In the troposphere, the temperature slowly rises with rising altitude.

The atmosphere can be divided into two general layers. They are ....

What two layers are included in the heterosphere?

The northern lights and southern lights are also called auroras and appear in what layer of the atmosphere

In the stratosphere, the temperature increases with increasing altitude.

The ozone hole is mainly centered over what land mass?

When meteorites enter earth's atmosphere, they generally are burned up in which layer of the earth's atmosphere?

When an atom loses or gains electrons, there is an imbalance of positive and negative charges, and the atom becomes electrically charge. When this happens, it is no longer considered an atom, but a(n) __________