Weather Flashcards
Exosphere
The outer layer of the thermosphere
Global winds
When’s that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances
Greenhouse effect
The trapping of heat here planet surface by certain gases in the planets atmosphere
Heat
The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another because of a difference in temperature
Ionosphere
The lower part of the thermosphere
Land breeze
The flow of air from win to a body of water
Local winds
Winds that blow over short distances
Mesosphere
The layer of earths atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere
Seabreeze
The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake towards land
Stratosphere
The second lowest layer of earths atmosphere
Temperature
How hot or cold something is; a measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of a substance
Thermal energy
The total energy of all the particles of an object
Thermosphere
The outermost layer of earths atmosphere
Troposphere
The lowest layer of earths atmosphere
Weather
The condition of earths atmosphere at a particular time and place
