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science ch 15 exams
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8th Grade
05/17/2012

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ATMOSPHERE
Definition
THE THIN LAYER OF AIR THAT FORMS A PROTECTIVE COVERING AROUND THE PLANET
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TROPOSPHERE
Definition
THE LOWEST OF EARTHS LAYERS
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IONOSPHERE
Definition
A LAYER OF ELECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES WITHIN EARTHS MESOSPHERE AND THERMOSPHERE
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
Definition
A TYPE OF ENERGY THAT COMES TO EARTH FROM THE SUN. CAN DAMAGE SKIN & CAUSE CANCER
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OZONE LAYER
Definition
LAYER OF THE STRATOSPHERE WITH A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF OZONE, ABSORBS MOST OF THE SUNS HARMFUL ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION
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CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS
Definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS USED IN REFRIGERATORS, AIR CONDITIONERS, FOAM PACKAGING, AND AEROSOL SPRAYS THAT MAY DESTROY THE OZONE
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RADIATION
Definition
ENERGY TRANSFERRED BY RAYS OR WAVES
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CONDUCTION
Definition
TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT OCCURS WHEN MOLECULES BUMP INTO EACH OTHER
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CONVECTION
Definition
TRANSFER OF HEAT BY THE FLOW OF MATERIAL
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HYDROSPHERE
Definition
ALL THE WATERS OF THE EARTH
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CONDENSATION
Definition
PROCESS IN WHICH WATER VAPOR CHANGES TO A LIQUID
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CORIOLIS
Definition
CAUSES MOVING AIR AND WATER TO TURN LEFT IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE AND TURN RIGHT IN THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE
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JET STREAM
Definition
NARROW BELT OF STRONG WINDS THAT BLOWS NEAR THE TOP OF THE TROPOSPHERE
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SEA BREEZE
Definition
MOVEMENT OF AIR FROM SEA TO LAND DURING THE DAY WHEN COOLER AIR FROM ABOVE THE WATER MOVES OVER THE LAND, FORCING THE HEATED, LESS DENSE AIR ABOVE THE LAND TO RISE
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LAND BREEZE
Definition
MOVEMENT OF AIR FROM LAND TO SEA AT NIGHT, CREATED WHEN COOLER, DENSER AIR FROM THE LAND FORCES UP WARMER AIR OVER THE SEA.
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