Vocabulary

1. contamination of air by harmful substances including gases and smoke
3. water in its gaseous form
9. a mixture of dust, acid, and other chemicals that can be hazardous to human health
10. transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter
11. near the tope of the troposphere is a narrow band of high winds
13. cold wind that blow from the E to the W near North Pole and South Pole
16. wind that blows from the land to the sea due to local temperature and pressure differences
18. wind that blows from the sea to the land due to local temperature and pressure differences
19. the series of natural processes by which water continually move among oceans, land, and the atmoshphere
20. thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
22. steady winds that low from W to E between Latitudes 30 degrees N & 60 degrees N, and 30 degrees S & 60 degrees S
23. occurs in the troposphere when temperature increases as altitude increases
27. the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter
28. point temperature ate which air is saturated and condensation can occur
29. the atmospheric conditions, along with short-term changer, of a certain place at a certain time
30. humidity amount of water vapor present in the air compared to he maximum amount of water vapor the air could contain at that temperature

2. a large body of circulating air with low pressure at its center and higher pressure outside of the system
4. describes whether circulation air motions well be strong or weak
5. a large body of circulation air with high pressure at its center and lower pressure outside of the system
6. is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas low pressure
7. the force that a column of air applies on the air or a surface below
8. when sulfure dioxide and nitrogen oxides combine with moisture in the atmosphere and form precipitation that has pH lower than that of normal rainwater
12. a region within the mesosphere and thermosphere
14. steady winds that flow from west to east between 30 degrees N latitude and 30 degrees S Latitude
15. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
17. layer area of the stratosphere with a high concentration of ozone
21. water, in liquid or solid form, that falls from that atmosphere
23. the atmosphere closest to Earth's surface
24. air pollution that forms from the interaction between chemicals in the air and sunlight
25. atmospheric layer directly above the troposphere
26. amount of water vapor in the air