Atmosphere Big 20 Vocab

Question 0

Thermal conduction

Answer 0

The transfer of energy as heat through a material.

Question 1

Air pressure

Answer 1

The measure of the force with which air pushes on a surface

Question 2

Water Vapor

Answer 2

Water in it’s gas form.

Question 3

Global Winds

Answer 3

Major winds that blow one direction over long distances.

Question 4

Global warming

Answer 4

An increase in the average temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Question 5

Troposphere

Answer 5

The lowest layer of the atmosphere, at which temperature decreases at a constant rate.

Question 6

Land breeze

Answer 6

A breeze that blows from land to the sea and occurs at night because the land cools faster than water.

Question 7

Jet Stream

Answer 7

A narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper atmosphere.

Question 8

Land Breeze

Answer 8

A breeze that blows from the sea to the land and occurs during the day, because water heats up at a slower rate than land.

Question 9

Convection

Answer 9

The movement of matter due to differences in density due to differences in temperature.

Question 10

Barometer

Answer 10

A tool scientists use to measure the amount of air pressure in the atmosphere.

Question 11

Wind

Answer 11

The movement of air due to differences in air pressure.

Question 12

Ozone layer

Answer 12

A layer in the stratosphere that protects us from harmful radiation.

Question 13

Smog

Answer 13

Pollutant gas that forms when ozone and vehicle exhaust react with sunlight.

Question 14

Coriolis Effect

Answer 14

The apparent curving of the path of an object from an otherwise straight path due to Earth’s rotation.

Question 15

Stratosphere

Answer 15

The layer above the troposphere and in which temperature increases as altitude increases and where the ozone layer is found.

Question 16

Radiation

Answer 16

Transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

Question 17

Local winds

Answer 17

Winds that generally move short distances and can blow from any direction.

Question 18

Atmosphere

Answer 18

A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet or moon.

Question 19

Greenhouse effect

Answer 19

The phenomenon whereby the Earth’s atmosphere traps solar radiation.

Question 20

Sea breeze

Answer 20

A breeze that blows from the sea to the land and occurs during the day, because water heats up at a slower rate than land.