Chapter 18 - Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

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Refers to a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet(UV) radiation.

Pufffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton.

A current of air, especially a natural one that moves along or parallel to the ground, moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.

The weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period of time.

The boundary between two air masses that have different temperatures or humidity

Term used to describe a gradual increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere and its oceans, a change that is believed to be permanently changing the Earth's climate.

A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. Covers many hundreds or thousands of square miles, and adapt to the characteristics of the surface below them.

Low-level cloud characterized by horizontal layering with a uniform base.