Chapter 11 Vocab

3. heat- extra thermal energy contained in water vapor
6. outermost layer of the earth’s atmosphere
7. transfer of thermal energy between objects when their atoms or molecules collide
10. 85 km and 600 km above the earth’s surface
12. humidity- amount of water vapor needed for that volume to reach saturation
13. transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves
15. transfer of thermal energy by movement of heated material from one place to another
16. amount of water vapor in a volume of air has reached a maximum amount

1. 50-85 km above the earth’s surface
2. amount of water vapor in the atmosphere at a given location on earth’s surface
4. the layers of gases that surrounds earth
5. closest layer to the earth’s surface
8. point- temperature to which air must be cooled at a constant pressure to reach saturation
9. layer in which the air temperature mainly increases with altitude
11. the mass per unit volume of a material
14. inversion- increase in temperature with height in an atmospheric layer