[ Atmosphere and Climate 대기와 기후 관련 단어 영영풀이]
desert
noun : an area of land that does not usually get much rain
condense
verb : to change from a gas to a liquid
core
noun : a layered sediment sample in the form of a long tube
debris
noun : scattered pieces of something that are left after the rest has been destroyed or is gone
dense
adjective : closely packed together
evaporation
noun : the change of water from a liquid state to a gaseous state due to an increase in temperature
force
noun : the strength or energy that moves an object
gas
noun : matter that can freely change shape and size; often it can’t be seen
gravity
noun : the natural force that tends to pull objects toward each other, such as objects being pulled toward the center of Earth
molecule
noun : the smallest part of a substance that can exist by itself, made of two or more atoms
oxygen
noun : a gas that has no color, taste, or smell and that most animals need to live
precipitation
noun : water that falls to the ground, such as hail, sleet, rain, or snow
subtropical
adjective : of, or occurring in, an area that borders the tropics
temperature
noun : the measurement of how hot or cold something is
weather
noun : the conditions in the atmosphere, such as temperature, clouds, rain, or wind; a description of such conditions in the atmosphere
weight
noun : how heavy something is, determined by the pull of gravity on the object’s mass
aerosol
noun : liquid or fine solid particles suspended in a gas
carbon dioxide
noun : an invisible gas that is formed by the chemical breakdown or burning of organic substances, such as fossil fuels, and that is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis
exosphere
noun : the outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere; the layer in which molecules can escape Earth's gravity
global warming
noun : an increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans, especially one great enough to change the climate
greenhouse effect
noun : the process by which heat is trapped inside Earth's atmosphere by gases
mesosphere
noun : the middle layer of Earth's atmosphere; the layer in which meteors burn up
methane
noun : an invisible, odorless, flammable gas; also called “natural gas”
nitrogen
noun : a gas that makes up more than three quarters of Earth's atmosphere
ozone layer
noun : a layer of the atmosphere that protects life on Earth by filtering out ultraviolet radiation from the Sun
polar zones
noun : Earth’s coolest climate zones, located near the poles, where sunlight strikes the planet’s surface least directly
solar radiation
noun : energy that the Sun gives off in the form of rays of light or heat
stratosphere
noun : the layer of Earth’s atmosphere located beyond the troposphere; the layer that protects Earth from solar radiation
temperate zones
noun : Earth’s climate zones between the tropical and polar zones, where the angle of sunlight causes warmer summers and cooler winters
thermosphere
noun : the layer of Earth's atmosphere beyond the mesosphere; the layer in which the space shuttle orbits
tropical zone
noun : Earth’s warmest climate zone, located near the equator, where sunlight strikes the planet’s surface most directly
troposphere
noun : the layer of Earth's atmosphere that is closest to the planet's surface; the layer in which weather takes place
ultraviolet ray
noun : invisible light that makes up part of solar radiation; too much of it can harm living things
water cycle
noun : the series of changes water goes through as it cycles through the environment as a solid, a liquid, or a gas
water vapor
noun : the gaseous state of water
