2024 Atmosphere Big 20

The measure of the force with which air pushes on a surface.

• Air Pressure

• Convection

• Radiation

• Barometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The transfer of energy as heat through a material (direct contact).

• Convection

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Air Pressure

Water in a gas form.

• Radiation

• Air Pressure

• Atmosphere

• Water Vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Major winds that blow from one direction over long distances.

• Local Winds

• Sea Breeze

• Global Winds

• Global Warming

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

An increase in the average temperature of the Earth's atmosphere.

• Radiation

• Global Warming

• Global Winds

• Greenhouse Effect

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

The lowest layer of the atmosphere, at which temperature decreases at a constant rate.

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Exosphere

A breeze that blows from the land to the sea and occurs at night because the land cools faster than water.

• Sea Breeze

• Land Breeze

• Trade Winds

• Polar Easterlies

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

A narrow belt of strong winds that blow in the upper atmosphere.

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Trade Winds

• Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A breeze that blows from the sea to the land and occurs during the day, because water heats up at a slower rate than land.

• Land Breeze

• Sea Breeze

• Trade Winds

• Jet Stream

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

The movement of matter due to differences in density and temperature.

• Conduction

• Radiation

• Convection

• Coriolis Effect

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6