Science Vocab Quiz (Weathering)
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- Hydrosphere
- all the water on earth
- Insolation
- sunlight
- Relative Humidity
- how much water is in the air compared to what the air can hold
- Station Model
- a diagram on a map that shows the current weather variables at a certain location
- Weather
- the conditions of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
- Precipitation
- water falling from a cloud
- ozone layer
- at the top of the stratosphere where ozone filters out ultraviolet (UV) radiation
- Troposphere
- layer of atmosphere in which we live
- Dew Point
- the temperature at which the air compared to what the air can hold
- Convection Cell
- where warm air raises and cold air sinks
- Air Pressure
- the amount of the atmosphere pushing down on top of an area
- conduction
- movement of heat by touch (molecule to molecule)- happens in solids
- Greenhouse effect
- when sunlight comes into the atmosphere, is absorbed by the earth and redirected as long wavelengths of infrared the get absorbed by CO₂ and H₂Ov
- Atmosphere
- layer of gases that surrounds the earth
- heat capacity
- how much heat is needed to raise the temperature of a substance 1°C
- Evaporation
- when water goes from a liquid to a gas
- Climate
- the amount of the atmosphere pushing down on top of an area
- radiation
- movement of heat through space (a vacuum)
- convection
- movement of heat by currents - happens in liquids and/or gases