Atmosphere Review

a group of interacting parts, with each piece influencing the behavior of the wholE.

• system
• weather
• Unit
• Body

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

the parts of Earth in which organisms are able to live, along with all of Earth’s living things

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

all of the rock, sand, and soil on Earth including at Earth’s surface and deep underground

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

all of the water on Earth including ice, liquid water in the ocean, rivers, and lakes, and water vapor.

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the envelope of air that surrounds the solid Earth, including gases and aerosols

• biosphere
• geosphere
• hydrosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the condition of the atmosphere and its phenomena in a certain place at a specific time

• weather
• climate
• wind
• precipitation

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tiny liquid and solid particles suspended in the atmosphere

• aerosol
• dust
• air mass
• ions

the layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere

• stratosphere
• mesosphere
• exosphere
• thermosphere

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

• troposphere
• exosohere
• thermosphere
• mesosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Scientists model the Earth system by dividing it into what four parts?

• sun, land, water, living things
• air, fire, water, ice
• land, water, living things, air
• air, water, surface, inner core