Atmosphere Vocabulary Flashcards LearnEd Notebook

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Troposphere

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Layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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Stratosphere

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Layer of Earth's atmosphere that contains the ozone layer

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Mesosphere

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Layer of Earth's atmosphere where temperature decreases with increasing altitude; area where meteors burn up.

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Thermosphere

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Layer of Earth's atmosphere where solar radiation reacts with gas molecules to form auroras

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

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Exosphere

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Layer of the Earth's atmosphere that transitions into space

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Evaporation

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Process when water absorbs enough energy to turn into a gas

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Condensation

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Process when water vapor cools and turns into a liquid

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Transpiration

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Evaporation of water out of the leaves of plants

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Sublimation

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Process when ice turns directly into a gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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Precipitation

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Water that falls back to Earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5