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absorb. 1. To soak up a liquid and take in nutrients or chemicals gradually. abundant. 2. Present in great quantity; more than adequate. atmospheric (air) pressure . 6.
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absorb 1
To soak up a liquid and take in nutrients or chemicals gradually.
abundant 2
The downward pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere. It has an average value of one atmosphere at sea level but decreases as elevation increases.
altitude 7
The height of something above a particular specified level, especially above sea level or the Earth’s surface.
atmosphere 11
conduction 20
The passage of energy through something, particularly heat or electricity by touching.
A circular current in a fluid like air, water, or molten rock. The process occurs when the fluid is unevenly heated so that part of the fluid rises, cools, and then sinks producing the circular movement.
decrease 24
To lessen or cause something to lessen in size, strength, or amount.
doldrums 26
An area with no wind or light variable winds just north of the equator in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, situated between the trade winds. These caused problems for sailing ships.
Electromagnetic energy such as gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared radiation, microwaves, and radio waves.
essential 29
exosphere 32
The outermost region of the atmosphere of the Earth or another planet.
explain 34
factor 35
Gases that are in the atmosphere that trap heat energy so that it cannot escape to space.
increase 47
The process of becoming or of making something larger in number, quantity, or degree.
The portion of the invisible electromagnetic spectrum consisting of radiation with wavelengths in the range 750 nm to 1 mm, between light and radio waves.
intersection 51
ionosphere 52
Four layers of the Earth’s upper atmosphere in which incoming ionizing radiation from space creates ions and free electrons that can reflect radio signals, allowing their transmission around the world.
land breeze 53
A breeze that blows from the land to the sea at night when the water is warmer than the land.
Mesosphere 55
Third layer of the atmosphere from the earth, coldest layer; as altitude increases, temperature decreases.
molecules 56
The smallest physical unit of a substance that can exist independently, consisting of one or more atoms held together by chemical forces.
ozone 59
A gaseous form of oxygen with three oxygen atoms per molecule, formed by electrical discharge in oxygen. It acts as a strong oxidizing agent and is used in water purification. O3
particle 60
A very small piece of something; any one of the basic units of matter, for example, a molecule, atom, or electron.
position 61