vocab c.17
Published on Dec 12, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
OZONE
a form of oxygen that combines three oxygen atoms into each molecule
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
TROPOSHERE
the bottom layer, where temperature decreases with an increase in altitude
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STRATOSPHERE
beyond the tropopause, temperature remains constant to a height of about 20 kilometers
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MESOSPHERE
third layer, temperatures decreases with height until the mesopause
Photo by NASA Earth Observatory
THERMOSPHERE
a layer that contains only a tiny fraction of the atmosphere's mass
Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
HEAT
the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in their temperatures
Photo by Wolfgang Staudt
TEMPERATURE
a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual atoms or molecules in a substance
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CONVECTION
the transfer of heat by mass movement or circulation within a substance
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RADIATION
travels out in all directions from its source, a third mechanism of heat and transfer
Photo by Matt. Create.
SCATTERING
produces large numbers or weaker rays that travel in different directions
Photo by y3rdua
ALBEDO
the fraction of total radiation that is reflected by any surface
Photo by ▓▒░ TORLEY ░▒▓
