7.3.1/Kamaria Robinson

Question 1

Atmosphere

Answer 1

The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

Question 2

Altitude

Answer 2

The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

Question 3

Density

Answer 3

The degree of compactness of a substance.

Question 4

Troposphere

Answer 4

The lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth’s surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere.

Question 5

Stratsosphere

Answer 5

The layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).

Question 6

Mesosphere

Answer 6

The region of the earth’s atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude.

Question 7

Thermosphere

Answer 7

The region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium. The thermosphere is characterized throughout by an increase in temperature with height.

Question 8

Exosphere

Answer 8

The outermost region of a planet’s atmosphere.

Question 9

Temperature

Answer 9

The degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

Question 10

Nitrogen

Answer 10

The chemical element of atomic number 7, a colorless, odorless unreactive gas that forms about 78 percent of the earth’s atmosphere. Liquid nitrogen (made by distilling liquid air) boils at 77.4 kelvins (−195.8°C) and is used as a coolant.

Question 11

Carbon Dioxide

Answer 11

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in air (about 0.03 percent) and is absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Question 12

Oxygen

Answer 12

A colorless, odorless reactive gas, the chemical element of atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air.

Question 13

altitude

Answer 13

Great height

Question 14

density

Answer 14

Degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume.

Question 15

Air pressure

Answer 15

The force exerted by air, whether compressed or unconfined, on any surface in contact with it.

Question 16

Concentration

Answer 16

The act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.

Question 17

Condition

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A particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances.

Question 18

Constant

Answer 18

Not changing or varying

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Continuous

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Uninterrupted in time

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Composition

Answer 20

The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole

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Elavation

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The act of combining parts or elements to form a whole

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Generate

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To bring into existence.

Question 23

Hazard

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Something causing unavoidable danger.

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Increase

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To make greater.

Question 25

Influence

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The capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions.

Question 26

Inhabitable

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Able to fit or be lived in.

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Instatibility

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Lack of statibility

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Layer

Answer 28

. A sheet, quantity, or thickness of material.

Question 29

Moderate

Answer 29

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

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Monitor

Answer 30

An instrument or device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of a process or quantity.

Question 31

Originate

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To take its origin or rise.

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Pollutant

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Something that pollutes

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Property

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Something that a person owns.

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Radiation

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Energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light.

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Region

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An area or division.

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Relative

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Considered in relation or in proportion to something else.

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Solar

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Relating to or determined by the sun.

Question 38

Stable

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Firmly fixed.

Question 39

Structure

Answer 39

The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

Question 40

Surface

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The outside part or uppermost layer of something.

Question 41

Uninhabitable

Answer 41

Unsuitable for living in.