Earth Basics, Uneven Heating/Cooling of the Earth

Front

Air rises, expands, cools, and sinks at different rates

Back

Uneven heating of the planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide

Back

Greenhouse gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Front

Ice (solid), water (liquid), water vapor (gas)

Back

States of water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

High levels of water vapor in the air

Back

Humidity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Evaporation from the surface of plants

Back

Transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Large bulk of air with same temperature and moisture content

Back

Air mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Front

Tropical (T), Polar (P), Continental (c), Maritime (m)

Back

Air mass classification

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Front

Water vapor cools and condenses into liquid droplets or ice crystals

Back

Cloud formation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Water droplets collect and collide to form larger droplets (gravity pulls them back to earth)

Back

Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

Air in motion due to temperature differences

Back

Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6