Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

Earth's Atmosphere Vocabulary

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5, MS-LS1-3

+3

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does the Greek origin of 'hydro' mean?

Back

Water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What term describes the parts of Earth in which organisms can live, along with all of Earth’s living things?

Back

Biosphere.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a group of interacting parts, with each piece influencing the behavior of the whole?

Back

System.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

Back

Condensation.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the relatively thin layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth’s surface where weather occurs?

Back

Troposphere.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere?

Back

Stratosphere.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for the boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere?

Back

Tropopause.

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