Atmosphere Key Terms

thin layer of gases surrounding Earth

• atmosphere

• vapor

• ozone layer

• coriolis effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

wind that blows from the land to th sea due to local temperature and pressure differences

• jet stream

• land breeze

• westerlies

• wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

near the top of the troposphere is a narrow band of high winds

• troposphere

• stratosphere

• jet stream

• convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

wind that blows from the sea to the land due to local temperature and pressure differences

• westerlies

• sea breeze

• winds

• trade winds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

cold winds that blow from east to west near the North and South poles

• westerlies

• radiation

• jet stream

• polar easterlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

steady winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30 degrees N and 60 degrees N and 30 degrees S and 60 degrees S

• jet stream

• convection

• wind

• westerlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

steady winds that blow from east to west between 30 degrees N latitude and 30 degrees S latitude

• trade winds

• polar easterlies

• Polar westerlies

• jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

earth's rotation causes moving air and water to appear to move to the right in N hemisphere and to the left in southern hemisphere

• ionosphere

• coriolis effect

• water vapor

• convection

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure

• radiation

• ozone layer

• wind

• mesosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles within matter

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

• jet stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4