Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

A change in temperature with distance is:

• barometer

• temperature gradient

• pressure

An instrument that measures atmospheric pressure is a

• greenhouse effect

• atmosphere

• barometer

Gases whose absorption of the solar radiation is responsible for the greenhouse effect are

• greenhouse gases

• convection currents

• air pressure

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Mass per unit volume is a formula for:

• Air Quality

• Density

• Contamination

The force exerted by air is

• greenhouse gases

• Air pressure

• temperature gradient

The transfer of heat by circulation or movement is called

• pressure gradient

• convection

• density

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The Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, and Exosphere are all:

• Ice cream shops in Ventura

• Layers in the Atmosphere

• Sports that astronauts play

A total range of energy from the Sun is called the

• Infrared Light

• Greenhouse Effect

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

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The ability to do work is ___

• energy

• pressure

• density

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Wavelengths that are too long for humans to see, but can be seen as heat, are called

• exosphere

• infrared light

• convection currents