Vocabulary

Ozone

• Ozone is a colorless, odorless reactive gas comprised of three oxygen atoms. It is found naturally in the earth’s stratosphere.

troposphere

• The troposphere is the lowest layer of the atmosphere

stratosphere

• The layer above the troposphere in the atmosphere

mesosphere

• Layer above stratosphere and under thermosphere

thermosphere

• Layer above the mesosphere

heat

• High temperature
• Quality of being hot

temperature

• Degree of heat present in a object or subject

conduction

• Process where heat is directly transmitted through an substance

convection

• Heat transfer by mass motion of a fluid such as air or water when the heated fluid is caused to move away from the source of heat, carrying energy with it

radiation

• The emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.

scattering

• The process in which electromagnetic radiation or particles are deflected or diffused

albedo

• The proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.

isotherm

• A line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or on average over a given period.