Wind and Weather Vocabulary Review

The transfer of heat through moving fluids.

• current

• convection

• radiator

• convenational oven

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The direct transfer of one substance to another through touch. Example: This occurs when you walk across hot sand or pavement with your bare feet.

• thermal radiation

• conduction

• heat

• radiation

The transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a colder object is called__________. This can be transferred in three ways within the atmosphere: conduction, convection, and radiation.

• heat

• air

• mass

• volume

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The measure of how hot or cold something is. It is one of the most important factors affecting weather.

• heat

• temperature

• moisture

• ions

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The outermost layer of the atmosphere. This layer is very thin and hot. It is divided into the ionosphere and exosphere.

• ionosphere

• exosphere

• lithosphere

• thermosphere

The transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves. Energy from the sun travels this way to Earth.

• radiation

• magnification

• convection

• telepathic waves

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This is the middle layer of the atmosphere. Meteors burn up here.

• megasphere

• ;ithosphere

• mesosphere

• troposphere

This is the second layer of the atmosphere from Earth. It contains the ozone layer.

• mesosphere

• lithosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

This layer is closest to Earth. Weather occurs here and it's also where we live.

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• troposphere

• megasphere

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This results from the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area. It is greatest in the troposphere.

• air pressure

• sea breeze

• atomic weight

• mass movement

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