Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary Module

The layer of gases surrounding the Earth

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The part of the Earth in which living things exist and interact

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The layers of solid and molten rock, dirt, and soil on Earth

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Earth’s water, whether found on land or in oceans, including the freshwater found underground and in glaciers, lakes, and rivers

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The movement of energy from one organism to another in a food chain or food web

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The average weather pattern of a region over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

The process through which a gas changes into a liquid

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water that falls from clouds to the ground in the form of rain, sleet, hail, or snow

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A process through which a liquid changes into a gas

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Excess water that flows over Earth’s surface from a storm or flood

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Run-off

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2