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| Coriolis Effect | The effect of the rotation of the Earth on winds and oceans |
| rotation | to spin on an axis |
| revolution | to move in an orbit around an object |
| leeward side | the side of a mountain away from the ocean |
| windward side | the side of a mountain facing the ocean |
| temperature inversion | cold air gets trapped under warm air |
| convection | transfer of heat by a fluid heatin up, rising, cooling and falling |
| conduction | transfer of heat by touching |
| radiation | transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves |
| reflection | bouncing off an object |
| transmit | to go through something |
| scattering | light hits an object but goes in many directions |
| photosynthesis | procesws by which plants turn light, CO2 and water into Oxygen and sugar |
| outgassing | release of gas into the atmosphere as the earth's layers settle |
| troposphere | the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth's surface |
| chlorofluorocarbons | chemicals that destroy the ozone layer |
| stratosphere | layer of the atmosphere containing the ozone layer |
| nitrogen | the most abundant gas in the atmosphere |
| methane | gas produced by burping and farting cows |
| electromagnetic waves | the seven different wavelengths of light |
| equinox | the point where the sun is most direct over the equator |
| soltice | the point where the sun is most direct over the Tropics of Capricorn or Cancer |
| radio waves | the longest wavelengths |
| gamma waves | the shortest wavelength |
| evaporation | converting a liquid to a gas |
| condensation | converting a gas to a liquid |
| ozone | the form of oxygen in a layer that protects us |
| tropical zone | area between 23.5 north and 23.5 south |
| polar zone | area between 65 north/south and the north/south pole |
| rain shadow | when mountains cause rain to fall on one side and not the other |
| altitude | distance above sea level |
| transpiration | plants releasing water into the air during photosynthesis |
