6th Grade- Module 9 Vocabulary

the transfer of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves

• latitude

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the distance in degrees north or south of the equator

• latitude

• polar easterlies

• albedo

• density current

the transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles of matter

• convection

• radiation

• conduction

• front

the measure of the reflectivity of a surface

• albedo

• wind

• surface current

• rain shadow

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

• albedo

• air mass

• upwelling

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

the circulation of particles within a material caused by differences in thermal energy and density

• conduction

• radiation

• convection

• weather

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

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

stead winds that flow from west to east between latitudes 30° N and 60°N, and 30°S and 60°S

• prevailing westerlies

• polar easterlies

• density current

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

steady winds that flow from east to west between 30°N latitude and 30°S latitude

• Coriolis effect

• air mass

• trade winds

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

the movement of wind and water to the right or left that is caused by Earth's rotation

• rain shadow

• front

• upwelling

• Coriolis effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6