| A | B |
|---|
| weather | the state of the atmosphere at a given time |
| meteorology | the study of the entire atmosphere |
| Beaufort Scale | used to estimate wind speed |
| chlorofluorocarbons | a gas which causes ozone thinning |
| troposphere | the layer where we live |
| stratosphere | the layer which contains the ozonosphere |
| mesosphere | the coldest layer of the atmosphere |
| thermosphere | the hottest layer of the atmosphere |
| ionosphere | the layer which has ionized gases |
| radiation | hot bodies like the sun emit short waves |
| convection | the most effective method of heat transfer |
| conduction | an object receives heat when in contact with a hotter object |
| insolation | incoming solar radiation |
| greenhouse effect | trapping of the sun's energy by the atmosphere |
| normal lapse rate | the rate of cooling with altitude |
| temperature inversion | an upside down temperature conversion |
| thermometers | instruments that measure temperature |
| degree | a definite fraction of the difference between two fixed temperatures |
