| A | B |
|---|
| Photosynthesis | Converts carbon dioxide and water to organic sugars |
| Barometer | Measures atmospheric pressure |
| Troposphere | Layer of air closest to Earth |
| Stratosphere | Layer of air above the tropopause |
| Mesosphere | Layer of air above the stratopause |
| Thermosphere | Starts at about 80 km above the Earth's surface. |
| Acid rain | Influenced by the oxidation of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere |
| Weather | The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time |
| Climate | Characterisic weather of a certain location averaged over a long time. |
| Conduction | Heat transfer by direct collisions of molecules |
| Convection | Heat transferred by a fluid such as water of air. |
| Latent heat | energy released or absorbed when a substance changes state (i.e. liquid to gas, solid to liquid, etc) |
| Specific heat | Amount of heat required to change 1 gram of material by one degree Celcius |
| Isotherms | Lines of constant temperature |
| Heat | A measure of the total energy in a sample |
| Temperature | Related to the average spped of a sample of molecules |
| Albedo | The reflectivity of a substance |
