Unit 7 Lessons 1 & 2 Vocab. Quiz

a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body

• atmosphere

• Mesosphere

• ozone layer

• air pressure

the warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate thermal energy.

• greenhouse effect

• air pollution

• atmosphere

• ozone layer

The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

• Technology

• Inductive Science

• Science

• Engineering

a measure of the pollutants in the air that is used to express how clean or polluted the air is.

• air quality​

• air pollution

• stratosphere

• air pressure

the application of science and mathematics to solve real-life problems

• Engineering

• Chemical

• Technology

• Chemistry

a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms.

• ozone​

• nitrogen.​

• argon.

• oxygen.​

the contamination of the atmosphere by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources.

• acid precipitation

• smog

• air pollution

• air pressure

The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface

• air density

• air temperature

• air pollution

• air pressure

The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases

• Mesosphere

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

a tiny particle of solid that is suspended in air or water.

• microscopic

• atmosphere

• particulate

• electromagnetic