The layer of atmosphere closest to the surface of Earth; where weather occurs

A body of air extending over a large area (1,000 miles or more) that develops and retains specific characteristics of pressure, temperature, and humidity

The force exerted by the atmosphere on Earth’s surface by the weight of the air above the surface

A circular movement of fluids caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluid and the falling of cooler, denser fluid

The amount of matter in a given space or volume

Winds that act as a heat transfer system due to the unequal heating of Earth's surface

Geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on Earth's surface

The transfer of energy by the movement of electromagnetic waves or subatomic particles

The spinning of Earth on its axis that causes day and night to occur

Global air circulation patterns within the atmosphere held to Earth by gravity and warmed as heat radiates from Earth; influenced by convection of warm, less dense air (rises and spreads out) and cold, dense air (sinks)

The border between an advancing cold air mass and a retreating warm air mass

High-Pressure Air Mass

An air mass with greater atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves away from the center of the high pressure, traveling in a clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a counterclockwise direction in the southern hemisphere

Low-Pressure Air Mass

An air mass with less atmospheric pressure than the surrounding air masses; air moves toward the area of low pressure, traveling in a counterclockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and a clockwise direction in the southern hemisphere

A storm that is formed by the quick movement of warm, moist fronts into the cool atmosphere; also known as a lightning storm

A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground with wind speeds between 40 and 318 miles per hour (mph)

The boundary between an advancing warm air mass and a receding cooler air mass

The day-to-day state of the atmosphere

A measurement of the heat energy contained in the air in a certain location; helps predict weather patterns

Amount of water vapor or moisture content in air

A large tropical weather system consisting of an extremely low-pressure air mass with heavy rains and wind speeds of at least 119 km/h

A system for bouncing electromagnetic waves off objects to locate them; used to track weather patterns

A tool that measures the amount of rainfall

A natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet

A map or chart that shows the weather conditions at a specific point in time over a specific region

The measure of how fast the wind is traveling; helps predict changes in weather patterns

Transfer of thermal energy that occurs in solids, liquids, and gases when two substances of different temperatures touch

Heat transfer caused by the rising of hotter, less dense fluids and the falling of cooler, denser fluids

The total kinetic (motion) energy of the tiny particles that make up matter; the faster the particles move, the warmer the matter becomes.

Unit 5: The Atmosphere Flashcards

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Atmosphere

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The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

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Composition

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The general makeup of something

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Greenhouse Gases

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Gases in the atmosphere that trap heat within the atmosphere

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Mesosphere

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The third layer of Earth’s atmosphere; located between the stratosphere and thermosphere

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Ozone

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Gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most of the damaging high-energy ultraviolet radiation from the Sun

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Stratosphere

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The second layer of Earth’s atmosphere; located between the troposphere and mesosphere

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Thermosphere

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The fourth layer of Earth’s atmosphere; located between the mesosphere and exosphere

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