unit 10

2. transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
4. Effect – the natural heating of a planet where gases in the atmosphere of a planet trap thermal energy (heat)
6. front – the boundary that forms between two different air masses
10. – the transfer of thermal energy (heat) by direct contact with solid objects
15. – The fourth layer of the atmosphere. This is the hottest layer of the atmosphere.
16. – The third layer of the atmosphere. This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere.
17. pressure - a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average.
18. – a large tropical storm system with high-powered circular winds

1. – The second layer of the atmosphere. The ozone layer is located within this layer of the atmosphere
3. pressure – a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is below average
5. – the transfer of thermal energy (heat) by the circulation of a liquid or a gas
7. – a destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud and advancing beneath a large storm system
8. – a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, such as the Earth
9. currents - the continual movement of air in a circular pattern in the atmosphere
11. pressure – the measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
12. the average pattern for weather over months, years, decades, or longer in a specific place.
13. – The lowest layer of the atmosphere. This is the densest lr and it contains approximately 90% of the mass of the entire atmosphere.
14. describes the atmospheric conditions at a specific place at a specific point in time