Atmosphere Vocabulary

4. Energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves
7. Gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, that absorb and give off infrared radiation as part of the greenhouse effect
8. Harmful materials added to the air that can cause damage to living things and the environment
10. The combination of smoke and fog; a type of air pollution that occurs when sunlight causes unburnt fuels, fumes, and other gases to react chemically, often seen as a brownish haze.
13. The outer layer of gases of a large body in space, such as a planet or star; the mixture of gases that surrounds the solid Earth; one of the four parts of the Earth system
14. A property of matter representing the mass per unit volume
15. The transfer of heat energy from one substance to another through direct contact without obvious motion

1. Radiation of lower frequencies than visible light
2. The distance above sea level
3. The transfer of energy from place to place by the motion of heated gas or liquid
5. fuels Fuels formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms that are burned for energy
6. Tiny particles or droplets, such as dust, dirt, and pollen, that are mixed in with air
9. A gas molecule that consists of three oxygen molecules that helps to block harmful UV radiation from reaching earth's surface
11. The process by which certain gases in a planet's atmosphere absorb and emit infrared radiation, resulting in an increase in surface temperature
12. Radiation of higher frequencies than visible light, which can cause sunburn and other types of damage