ATMOSPHERE VOCAB

4. A type of energy that comes to Earth from the Sun, can damage skin and cause cancer, and is mostly absorbed by the ozone layer.
6. Layer of stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone; absorbs most of the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation
9. Group of chemical compounds used in refrigerators, air conditioners, foam packages, and aerosol sprays that may enter the atmosphere and destroy ozone.
13. Airplanes travel in this layer, the ozone layer is located here.
15. Narrow belt of strong winds that blow near the top of the troposphere.
16. Above 80 km and extends to space, has the highest temperatures. Contains the upper portion of the ionosphere.
17. Shooting stars known as meteors burn up in this layer. Contains the lower portion of the ionosphere.
18. Thermal energy traveling in waves or rays.

1. Protects Earth from gamma and x-ray radiation.
2. How energy travels from the sun to Earth can be helpful or harmful, and are reflected, absorbed or scattered.
3. Keep Earth warm at night and cool during the day.
5. Thermal energy going through a material by touch.
7. Layer of electrically charged particles in the thermosphere that absorbs AM radio waves during the day and reflects them back at night.
8. Layer of the Earth’s atmosphere that is closest to the ground and contains 99 percent of the water vapor and 75 percent of the of the atmospheric gases; where clouds and weather occur.
10. Earth’s air, which is made up of a thin layer gases, solids, and liquids; forms a protective layer around the planet and is divided into five distinct layers.
11. Outermost layer of the atmosphere, satellites are located here.
12. Substance heats up and become less dense, releases heat, cools down and becomes more dense, sinks, and repeats forming currents.
14. Light reflecting off a particle and going in all directions; creates blue skies