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Science Chapter 12 Vocabulary
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  • 1. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place.
A) air pressure
B) density
C) atmosphere
D) water vapor
E) weather
  • 2. The relatively thin layer of gases that form Earth's outermost layer.
A) atmosphere
B) barometer
C) density
D) air pressure
E) water vapor
  • 3. Water in the form of a gas.
A) density
B) barometer
C) air pressure
D) water vapor
E) mercury barometer
  • 4. The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume.
A) density
B) barometer
C) air pressure
D) mercury barometer
E) aneroid barometer
  • 5. The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area.
A) mercury barometer
B) aneroid barometer
C) air pressure
D) barometer
E) altitude
  • 6. An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
A) barometer
B) aneroid barometer
C) altitude
D) mercury barometer
E) troposphere
  • 7. An instrument that measures changes in air pressure, consisting of a glass tube partially filled with mercury, with its open end resting in a dish of mercury.
A) mercury barometer
B) aneroid barometer
C) mesosphere
D) troposphere
E) altitude
  • 8. An instrument that measures changes in air pressure without using a liquid.
A) aneroid barometer
B) ionosphere
C) altitude
D) mesosphere
E) troposphere
  • 9. Elevation above sea level.
A) ionosphere
B) troposphere
C) mesosphere
D) altitude
E) stratosphere
  • 10. The lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
A) thermosphere
B) mesosphere
C) stratosphere
D) ionosphere
E) troposphere
  • 11. The layer of Earth's atmosphere immediately above the stratosphere.
A) mesosphere
B) exosphere
C) ionosphere
D) thermosphere
E) stratosphere
  • 12. The lower part of the thermosphere.
A) exosphere
B) ionosphere
C) stratosphere
D) electromagnetic waves
E) thermosphere
  • 13. The second-lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere.
A) radiation
B) exosphere
C) stratosphere
D) thermosphere
E) electromagnetic waves
  • 14. The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere.
A) thermosphere
B) electromagnetic waves
C) infrared radiation
D) exosphere
E) radiation
  • 15. The outer layer of the thermosphere.
A) ultraviolet radiation
B) electromagnetic waves
C) radiation
D) exosphere
E) infrared radiation
  • 16. A wave made up of a combination of a changing electric field and a changing magnetic field.
A) radiation
B) ultraviolet radiation
C) scattering
D) infrared radiation
E) electromagnetic waves
  • 17. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves.
A) scattering
B) radiation
C) ultraviolet radiation
D) infrared radiation
E) greenhouse effect
  • 18. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are longer than visible light but shorter than microwaves.
A) greenhouse effect
B) ultraviolet radiation
C) temperature
D) infrared radiation
E) scattering
  • 19. Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths that are shorter than visible light but longer than x-rays.
A) temperature
B) ultraviolet radiation
C) thermal energy
D) scattering
E) greenhouse effect
  • 20. Reflection of light in all directions.
A) thermometer
B) temperature
C) greenhouse effect
D) thermal energy
E) scattering
  • 21. The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere.
A) greenhouse effect
B) thermometer
C) temperature
D) thermal energy
E) heat
  • 22. How hot or cold something is.
A) thermometer
B) thermal energy
C) heat
D) temperature
E) convection
  • 23. The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object.
A) thermal energy
B) convection
C) conduction
D) thermometer
E) heat
  • 24. An instrument used to measure temperature.
A) convection currents
B) convection
C) conduction
D) heat
E) thermometer
  • 25. The transfer of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object.
A) convection
B) convection currents
C) wind
D) conduction
E) heat
  • 26. The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid.
A) convection
B) wind
C) conduction
D) convection currents
E) anemometer
  • 27. The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another.
A) wind
B) windchill factor
C) anemometer
D) conduction
E) convection currents
  • 28. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another.
A) windchill factor
B) wind
C) anemometer
D) convection currents
E) local winds
  • 29. The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure.
A) wind
B) sea breeze
C) windchill factor
D) anemometer
E) local winds
  • 30. An instrument used to measure wind speed.
A) sea breeze
B) anemometer
C) local winds
D) windchill factor
E) land breeze
  • 31. A measure of cooling combining temperature and wind speed.
A) global winds
B) local winds
C) sea breeze
D) windchill factor
E) land breeze
  • 32. Winds that blow over short distances.
A) global winds
B) local winds
C) land breeze
D) sea breeze
E) Coriolis effect
  • 33. The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land.
A) Coriolis effect
B) global winds
C) sea breeze
D) land breeze
E) latitude
  • 34. The flow of air from land to a body of water.
A) land breeze
B) Coriolis effect
C) global winds
D) latitude
E) weather
  • 35. Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.
A) latitude
B) weather
C) atmosphere
D) global winds
E) Coriolis effect
  • 36. The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents.
A) latitude
B) atmosphere
C) Coriolis effect
D) weather
E) water vapor
  • 37. The distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
A) density
B) water vapor
C) weather
D) latitude
E) atmosphere
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