Chapter 15 Atmosphere Vocabulary and More

Front

force exerted on an area

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pressure

Front

thin layer of air that forms a protective covering around the planet

Back

atmosphere

Front

lowest of Earth's atmospheric layers

Back

troposphere

Front

layer of electrically charged particles in the mesosphere and thermosphere

Back

ionosphere

Front

layer in the stratosphere with a high concentration of 3-oxygen atoms

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ozone layer

Front

type of energy that comes to Earth from the sun

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ultraviolet radiation

Front

What group of chemical compounds used in refrigerators, air conditioners, foam packaging, and aerosol sprays may enter the atmosphere and destroy ozone?

Back

chlorofluorocarbons

Front

energy transferred in the form of rays or waves

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radiation

Front

transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into each other

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conduction

Front

transfer of heat by the flow of a material

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convection