Chapter 22 Vocabulary

lowest layer of the atmosphere  where temperature drops as altitude increases (where we live)

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

layer of the atmosphere where temperature increases as altitude increases (contains the ozone layer)

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

coldest layer of the atmosphere where temperature decreases as altitude increases

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

the uppermost layer of the atmosphere where temperature increases as altitude increases

• troposphere
• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• thermosphere

the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when carbon dioxide, water vapor, and other gases in the air absorb and reradiate infrared radiation

• Global Warming
• Greenhouse Effect
• Photosynthesis
• Water Cycle

the continuous movement of water between the atmosphere, the land, and the oceans

• Global Warming
• Greenhouse Effect
• Water Cycle
• Photosynthesis

the process by which plants release water vapor into the air through stomata

• evaporation
• transpiration
• condensation
• precipitation

any form of water that falls to Earth's surface from the clouds

• transpiration
• precipitation
• condensation
• evaporation

the amount of water vapor in the air

• humidity
• precipitation
• relative humidity
• dew point

at constant pressure and water vapor content, the temperature at which the rate of condensation equals the rate of evaportation

• humidity
• relative humidity
• evaporation
• dew point