Science 1Terms Quiz 10

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our sun and its planets

solar system

all the air surrounding Earth

atmosphere

the moisture in the air

water vapor

the day temperature on

the moon

260°F

the night temperature on the moon

- 280° F

an opening in the earth’s crust

through which melted rock is

forced

volcano

to explode violently

erupt

an area one mile long, one mile

wide, and one mile high

cubic mile

a large drop in temperature due to a nuclear explosion

nuclear winter

the warming of Earth caused by an

increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

greenhouse effect

a colorless, odorless gas produced when fuel is burned, CO2

carbon dioxide

Name the layers of the atmosphere.

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Thermosphere