troposphere | | energy that is transferred in the form of rays or waves |
ionosphere | | chemical compounds used in some refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosol sprays and in the production of some foam packaging |
ozone layer | | transfer of energy that occurs when molecules bump into one another |
ultraviolet radiation | | one of the many types of energy that come to Earth from the Sun, too much exposure can damage your skin and cause cancer |
chlorofluorocarbon (CFC's) | | the rotation of Earth causes moving air and water to appear to turn to the right north of the equator and to the left south fo the equator |
radiation | | process of water vapor changing to a liquid |
conduction | | convection currents over areas where land meets the sea |
atmosphere | | term that describes all the waters of Earth |
convection | | thin layer of air that forms a portective covering around the planet |
hydrosphere | | lowest of Earth's atmospheric layers (where you play, eat study) |
condensation | | movement of air toward the water from the land |
corilois effect | | lies above your head in an atmospheric layer |
jet streams | | narrow belts of strong winds |
sea breeze | | transer of heat by the flow of material |
land breeze | | within the mesosphere and thermosphere layer of electrically charged particles |