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a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth.
0-17km above Earth's surface, site of weather, organisms, contains most atmospheric water vapor.
2nd layer of atmosphere; extends from 18-30 km up; location of ozone layer. Absorbs 95% of UV radiation.
layer of Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere
uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases.
the outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space
transfer of heat by the movement of fluid.
direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching.
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves of particles
a substance that reduces the transfer of thermal energy.
a measure of the pollutants in the air that is used to express how clean or polluted the air is
a scale that ranks levels of ozone and other air pollutants
Gases such as Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous Oxide, and Water Vapor.
a measure of how much of the sun's energy is reflected off an object back out to space.
the effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
a sedimentary rock consisting of mainly calcium
thermal energy in transfer from one body of matter to another.
the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere.

Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Water Vapor
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Atmosphere
Exosphere
Nitrogen
Layers
Oxygen
Gases
Earth

pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
Stratus clouds are flat clouds that form in low altitudes.
Cumulus clouds are the puffy clouds that look like puffs of cotton.
Wispy and feathery cirrus clouds are formed in high wind conditions in the upper atmosphere.
a device that measures temperature
- a tool that measures air pressure
a tool that measures wind speed and air pressure
a tool that shows which way the wind is blowing (North, East, South, West)
a tool that collects water falling on it and records the change over time in the rainfall depth
a tool that measures humidity by taking both a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb temperature reading
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance
the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise
the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer.
a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.

Greenhouse effect
carbon dioxide
precipitation
high altitude
stratosphere
thermosphere
air pressure
ozone layer
local winds
land breeze
Meteorology
troposphere
temperature
sea breeze
jet stream
mesosphere
atmosphere
nitrogen
warm air
humidity
air mass
tornado
Density
climate
Weather
oxygen
gases
Front
rise
wind

Relative Sea Level Rise
chlorofluorocarbons
Solar Radiation
carbon dioxide
climate change
Deforestation
Reforestation
Reflectivity
Stratosphere
co-benefits
atmosphere
Inundation
Mitigation
Wastewater
Recycling
snowpack
Ozone
sink

Wind-chill factor
Coriolis effect
Electromagnetic
Photochemical
Thermosphere
Global wind
Land breeze
Ultraviolet
Temperature
Stratospere
Troposphere
Water vapor
Jet stream
Sea breeze
Local wind
Anemometer
Greenhouse
Scattering
Ionosphere
Mesosphere
Atmosphere
Radiation
Exosphere
Acid rain
Pollutant
Latitude
Infrared
Weather
Effect
Ozone
Wind
Wave
Smog

greenhouseeffect
stratosphere
thermosphere
airpressure
ozonosphere
troposphere
temperature
watervapor
mesosphere
ionosphere
atmosphere
exosphere
barometer
pollutant
altitude
pressure
acidrain
density
weather
ozone
smog

Chloroflourcarbons
Greenhouse Effect
Carbon Dioxide
hottest layer
coldest layer
Air Pressure
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Temperature
Ozone layer
Stratopause
Troposphere
Convection
Conduction
Atmosphere
Mesosphere
Tropopause
Ionosphere
Radiation
Mesopause
Exosphere
Altitude
Nitrogen
Weather
Meteors
Equator
Density
UV Rays
Clouds
Oxygen
Gases
Ozone
Sun

the height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
an instrument measuring atmospheric pressure, used especially in forecasting the weather and determining altitude.
the degree of compactness of a substance.
the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
the lower part of the thermosphere.
the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere.
a form of oxygen that has 3 oxygen atoms instead of 1.
a substance that pollutes something.
the continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere.
the outermost layer of earth's atmosphere.
the lowest region of the atmosphere.
water in the form of gas.
the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

acid rain
photochemical smog
volume
graduated cylinder
lwh
water vapor
atmosphere
aneroid barometer
mercury barometer
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
tropsphere
density
mass/volume
ozone
pollutant
weather
altitude
pressure
barometer
air pressure