Chapter 17 and 18: Vocabulary

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Chapter 17 and 18 Vocabulary

• Review Game

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Vocabulary

• The solar radiation that reaches Earth.

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Vocabulary

• The solar radiation that reaches Earth.
• Insolation

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Vocabulary

• The transfer of heat energy in a liquid or gas
  through the circulation of currents of heated
  particles within the substance.

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Vocabulary

• The transfer of heat energy in a liquid or gas
  through the circulation of currents of heated
  particles within the substance.
• Convection

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Vocabulary

• Any form of water that falls from a cloud to
  Earths surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, and
  hail.

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• Any form of water that falls from a cloud to
  Earths surface, such as rain, snow, sleet, and
  hail.
• Precipitation

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• The measure of the average kinetic energy of the
  atoms or molecules in a substance.

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Vocabulary

• The measure of the average kinetic energy of the
  atoms or molecules in a substance.
• Temperature

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• The lowest layer of Earths atmosphere,
  characterized by decreasing temperature with
  altitude.

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• The lowest layer of Earths atmosphere,
  characterized by decreasing temperature with
  altitude.
• Troposphere

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• The change from water vapor to liquid water.

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• The change from water vapor to liquid water.
• Condensation

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• The temperature at which saturation occurs and
  condensation begins.

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• The temperature at which saturation occurs and
  condensation begins.
• Dew Point

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• The amount of water vapor in the air at a given
  time and place.

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• The amount of water vapor in the air at a given
  time and place.
• Specific Humidity

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• The layer of the Earths atmosphere that extends
  from the stratosphere to the thermosphere,
  characterized by decreasing temperatures.

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• The layer of the Earths atmosphere that extends
  from the stratosphere to the thermosphere,
  characterized by decreasing temperatures.
• Mesosphere

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Vocabulary

• Any airborne gas or particle that occurs at a
  concentration capable of harming living things or
  disrupting the functioning of the environment.

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• Any airborne gas or particle that occurs at a
  concentration capable of harming living things or
  disrupting the functioning of the environment.
• Air Pollutant

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• The rate at which unsaturated air cools as it
  rises, about 10 degrees Celsius for every
  kilometer.

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• The rate at which unsaturated air cools as it
  rises, about 10 degrees Celsius for every
  kilometer.
• Dry-Adiabatic Lapse Rate

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• A comparison of the actual amount of water vapor
  in the air with the maximum amount of water vapor
  that can be present in air at a given temperature
  and pressure.

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• A comparison of the actual amount of water vapor
  in the air with the maximum amount of water vapor
  that can be present in air at a given temperature
  and pressure.
• Relative Humidity

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• The layer of the Earths atmosphere above the
  mesosphere, characterized by increasing
  temperature with altitude.

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• The layer of the Earths atmosphere above the
  mesosphere, characterized by increasing
  temperature with altitude.
• Thermosphere

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• Small, nearly spherical pieces of ice made up of
  concentric layers formed by the successive
  freezing of layers of water.

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• Small, nearly spherical pieces of ice made up of
  concentric layers formed by the successive
  freezing of layers of water.
• Hail

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• Microscopic particles on which water vapor
  condenses to form cloud droplets.

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• Microscopic particles on which water vapor
  condenses to form cloud droplets.
• Condensation Nuclei

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• High-altitude clouds that are thin, feathery
  tufts of ice crystals.

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• High-altitude clouds that are thin, feathery
  tufts of ice crystals.
• Cirrus

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• The portion of the thermosphere between 90 and
  500 kilometers above Earth, where the air is
  highly ionized due to the effects of the suns
  ultraviolet rays.

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• The portion of the thermosphere between 90 and
  500 kilometers above Earth, where the air is
  highly ionized due to the effects of the suns
  ultraviolet rays.
• Ionosphere

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• The condition in which the air is holding as much
  water vapor as possible at a given temperature
  and pressure.

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• The condition in which the air is holding as much
  water vapor as possible at a given temperature
  and pressure.
• Saturated

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• The layer of Earths atmosphere that extends from
  the troposphere to the mesosphere.

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• The layer of Earths atmosphere that extends from
  the troposphere to the mesosphere.
• Stratosphere

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• An invisible gas formed when water reaches 100
  degrees Celsius or above and evaporates.

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• An invisible gas formed when water reaches 100
  degrees Celsius or above and evaporates.
• Water Vapor

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• The transfer of heat or another form of energy
  from one particle of a substance to another.

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• The transfer of heat or another form of energy
  from one particle of a substance to another.
• Conduction

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• The rate at which saturated air cools as it
  rises.

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• The rate at which saturated air cools as it
  rises.
• Moist-Adiabatic Lapse Rate

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Vocabulary

• Super cooled raindrops that freeze instantly when
  they hit a solid surface.

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• Super cooled raindrops that freeze instantly when
  they hit a solid surface.
• Freezing Rain

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• A line drawn on a weather map through places
  having the same atmospheric temperature at a
  given time.

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• A line drawn on a weather map through places
  having the same atmospheric temperature at a
  given time.
• Isotherm

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• An increase in temperature with an increase in
  altitude.

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• An increase in temperature with an increase in
  altitude.
• Temperature Inversion

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• Thick, fluffy clouds with flat bases, formed by
  vertically rising air currents.

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• Thick, fluffy clouds with flat bases, formed by
  vertically rising air currents.
• Cumulus

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• The transfer of energy through space by
  electromagnetic waves.

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• The transfer of energy through space by
  electromagnetic waves.
• Radiation

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• Clouds that form in low, horizontal layers.

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• Clouds that form in low, horizontal layers.
• Stratus

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• The altitude at which water vapor begins to
  condense.

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• The altitude at which water vapor begins to
  condense.
• Condensation Level

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• A molecule of oxygen that consists of three
  oxygen atoms.

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• A molecule of oxygen that consists of three
  oxygen atoms.
• Ozone

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• Clear ice particles formed when raindrops freeze
  before they reach the ground.

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• Clear ice particles formed when raindrops freeze
  before they reach the ground.
• Sleet

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• The total kinetic energy of all of the particles
  of a substance.

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• The total kinetic energy of all of the particles
  of a substance.
• Heat